Immigration DACA Turned 9 Years Old This Week. Where's the Path to Citizenship? “I celebrate DACA, I’m really proud of the program that means that I get to stay here with my family,” says Greisa Martínez Rosas. The Obama administration program gave deportation and work protections to undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children. Advocates are still calling for a path to citizenship for DREAMers, farmworkers and people with temporary protected...
daca ‘A Surge of Relief': What DACA's Reinstatement Means for Thousands of Dreamers Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is officially accepting new applications for the first time in three years after a federal judge fully reinstated the program. LX News welcomed DACA recipient Osiris Ordaz and Andrea Anaya, who is now eligible to apply for the first time, to discuss what the restoration of the Obama signature immigration policy means to them...
the youngest bloc They're Undocumented and Can't Vote—But They Want to Make Sure You Do Undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients are not eligible to vote in U.S. elections. But in Chicago, young immigrants like Esmeralda Montesinos and Giselle Rodriguez are joining citizens in efforts to ensure Latino immigrants who are now citizens show up at the polls.
dreamers The Catastrophic Fallout if Dreamers Are Sidelined From the Workforce Yamis Wadood, a Yale law student and member of the university’s worker and immigration rights clinic, speaks on the dire financial impact if Dreamers were suddenly not allowed to work.
daca Everything You Need to Know About the Fight Over DACA The Supreme Court decision defending Dreamers was just the latest twist in a long battle over undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. But how did the DACA program begin in the first place? And what happens next? Emily Tisch Sussman, legal expert and host of the podcast Your Primary Playlist, breaks it down.
daca Why the Fate of Dreamers is Still Unsettled Despite Recent Supreme Court Decision DACA expert Jon Greenbaum explains the history of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and why the ultimate fate of ‘Dreamers’ remains unresolved.
daca A DACA Recipient Says the Fight Isn't Over After Supreme Court Victory Gabriela Cruz, a DACA recipient, and Daihana Estrada, whose parents were deported, explain how the uncertainty of living with an undocumented status affects people personally.
