We fought to win and protect DACA. Yet over a decade later, DACA remains at risk from right-wing politicians and their ongoing legal battles. This legal back and forth threatens the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients, DACA-eligible youth, and their families. s It’s also a reminder that we need more than DACA. While DACA recipients continue to live from court case to court case, tens of thousands of young people had their applications frozen, and millions more undocumented people never qualified for DACA in the first place.

While we need permanent protections, ending the DACAprogram would have a devastating impact on millions of people. DACA has helped hundreds of young people finish school, apply for a work permit, and be protected from detention and deportation. States, communities, and families greatly benefit from DACA. Many DACA recipients are breadwinners of their families and contributors to their communities, ensuring their loved ones and neighbors have the resources to live and thrive.

If DACA renewals are halted, each and every business day for two years, 1,000 more U.S. jobs will be lost. This means that each month, 1,600 DACA recipients working in health care, including doctors and nurses, 800 educational professionals like teachers and teacher aides, and 600 personal care workers in child or senior care would be forced out of their jobs, which would be devastating to communities across the country.

While DACA is right and legal, unfortunately these attacks on DACA recipients will only continue. Congressional inaction has allowed this rollercoaster to continue and they must act now! We’ve seen the cruelty of Congress sitting idle for decades failing to deliver protections for the millions of undocumented people including DACA recipients and DACA-eligible youth. We need action now!

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