With the Future of DACA in the Courts – Again – New Dems Call on Congress to Protect Dreamers

Today, as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Texas v. DHS, the case challenging the legality of the DACA policy, New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Vice Chairs Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement:

“Once again, the fate of the DACA program is in the courts – just the latest attempt by anti-immigrant judges and politicians to upend the lives of Dreamers and their families.

“It’s unacceptable that many of our colleagues across the aisle, for so many years, have failed to join Democrats in passing the American Dream and Promise Act. These talented young individuals are American in every way but legal status, yet they live in constant fear and uncertainty. If the courts were to strip away DACA protections without a legislative solution in place, the negative effects would reverberate across the country.

“Dreamers are embedded in the fabric of American communities. They work and pay taxes, attend our colleges and universities, and serve in our military. Ending the DACA program would mean pushing hundreds of thousands of talented people out of the workforce – a blow the U.S. economy can’t afford.

“The vast majority of Americans, of all backgrounds, believe Dreamers deserve a pathway to citizenship. New Dems call on our colleagues to work across the aisle to pass legislation years in the making to finally end this legal limbo.”

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