Upcoming Fifth Circuit ruling will determine the fate of 800K young immigrants.

John – The Obama era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA) program turned 10 years old this Summer.

 

If you’re not familiar, DACA protects certain young immigrants, who were brought to the United States as children, from deportation. The program does NOT grant them citizenship status, but it does allow them to apply for a driver’s license, social security number, and work permit.

 

Obama’s Executive Order establishing DACA provided immediate relief to hundreds of thousands of young people being forced out of the only home they’ve ever known. But now DACA is in serious trouble.

 

First, Trump tried to scrap the program during his tenure and was shot down by a federal judge.

 

Then, a Bush-appointed federal judge in Texas halted new applications last year, calling the program “unlawful.”

Now Texas is leading the charge in a suit to take down DACA once and for all. The case is currently with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and immigration lawyers say the ruling (expected any day now) is not looking good.

 

One way or another, the fate of DACA will most likely be decided by the Supreme Court, and the lives of up to 800,000 young immigrants hang in the balance.

 

How did we get here? DACA was only ever meant to be a stopgap – a temporary measure to spur Congress to pass the DREAM Act.

 

Yet Congress, particularly the U.S. Senate, has repeatedly failed to pass meaningful immigration reform to protect the status not only of DREAMers, but ALL 11 million undocumented Americans.

 

That changes when I get to Washington. I need your help to defeat Mike Crapo in November and FLIP this seat so I can be another vote and a strong voice for immigrant rights in the U.S. Senate.

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There are thousands of DACA recipients in Idaho. They go to college, they work, they pay taxes. They contribute to Idaho’s economy in countless ways. In 2018 DACA recipients in Idaho paid almost $5.4 million in state and local taxes. Not to mention the money spent on groceries, housing, transportation and all the other necessities of life.

 

They get married, they start families. They are beloved and integral members of our communities. They are our friends and neighbors.

 

I’ve listened to the struggles of undocumented families, and it absolutely breaks my heart. I’ve also listened to their stories of triumph and seen firsthand the many ways they enrich our communities.

 

Undocumented Americans deserve a Senator who recognizes that our diversity is our strength, and will fight for the rights and dignity of EVERYONE in our community.

 

But as long as we keep sending the same leaders back to D.C. year after year, nothing will change and these young people will remain political pawns.

 

We have a real opportunity here in Idaho this year, John. Our 24-year incumbent is increasingly unpopular here at home, and with the right resources we can FLIP this Senate seat. Can I count on your support?

 

What could possibly be more American than immigrants working for a better life and a future for their children?
A photo of a protest for immigrant rights featuring a large crowd of young people marching. Two people in the front of the photo, a man in a gray Berkeley t-shirt and a woman in a white blouse embroidered with bright flowers, are holding a sign that reads: “Without DREAMERS there is NO American Dream. #DefendDACA”

Send me to Washington and I will fight for immigrant rights to keep our community whole.

 

- David
 
         

David Roth is a single, gay dad running to flip a U.S. Senate seat in Idaho. His opponent is an extremist “pro-life” Republican who’s been in politics for 37 years. David stepped up to serve the state that has been his home most of his life, where he is now raising his two young sons, because every state is worth fighting for. There has never been an openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. Help us make history this year. Pitch in now to flip this seat and send David to D.C.

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