Mobilizations Begin To Organize To Protect DACA Immigrants

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Note: President Trump has decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program put in place by President Obama that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. DACA protects approximately 800,000 immigrants from being forced to leave the country. Reports indicate that Trump will delay implementation for six months to give Congress time to act to protect these residents of the United States. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan opposes the end of DACA and believes Congress should act on the issue, many Republicans agree. Senator Marco Rubio has also called for Congress to pass a law protecting youth who came to the United States as children.

The DACA program protects 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation and gives them freedom to work and live life. They are in school, and working hard. They are our friends, our classmates, our co-workers and neighbors. It may be yourself.

Trump just gave a deadline of March 5th, 2018 for Congress to take action and pass legislation.

The administration has ended issuing new DACA applications as of today and will keep handing renewals for people who’s DACA expires before March 5th, 2018. That puts young people and their families in danger – and Donald Trump has the power to keep the program and continue issuing DACA to applicants – we must continue to fight.

Republicans in Congress need to decide which side of history they are going to be on. Are they going to protect the 800,000 youth or side with the white supremacists inside and outside the Trump administration?

We all have a role to play now to fight back against Trump and this white supremacist agenda to take safety and jobs away from young people of color.

We will fight the Trump mass deportation agenda. Immigrant families are beautiful and strong, this is their home and they are #HereToStay!

Source Article from https://popularresistance.org/mobilizations-begin-to-organize-to-protect-daca-immigrants/

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