This was the headline of an op-ed I wrote that was published in the New York Times at the end of 2022, team.
With control of both chambers of Congress, Democrats failed to deliver a pathway to citizenship for 2 million immigrant youth and DACA recipients before the year ended.
Now if the DACA program is undone, the consequences for immigrant youth would be far-reaching.
An estimated 1,000 people would lose their jobs each day for two years without work permits. We would lose our ability to pay our mortgages, our access to employer-sponsored health insurance and the ability to pay our employees. Our families might even be torn apart without protections against deportation.
When I think about the millions of young immigrants, including DACA recipients, who have had to live their lives in a perpetual state of limbo, I’m filled with righteous anger.
But I’ve learned to channel that anger into hope and action while we work to create the conditions for us to win and to build the futures we deserve.
We need President Biden and members of Congress to come together and meet this moment with the urgency it requires. United We Dream Action is leading the fight to secure permanent protections by keeping unrelenting pressure on these leaders and making our demands undeniable.
If you’re able, will you support our efforts to protect DACA recipients and all undocumented people by donating to our immigrant youth-led organization today? We can’t do this alone.
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Thank you for your endless support,
Greisa, United We Dream Action
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