SIGN ON: Urge the U.S. Senate to Support Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
Congress
On June 18, 2020, the United States’ Supreme Court announced their decision on the DACA case. By a margin of 5-4 the Supreme Court decided that President Trump did not follow the Administration Procedures Act, thereby keeping the program alive. As of today nearly 650,000 DACA recipients are present in the United States and nearly 25,000 in Arizona Dreamers in limbo. It has been almost three years since the Trump administration decided to end the DACA program back in September 5, 2017 with no legislative solution in mind. For decades Representatives, Senators, & Presidents have promised to provide certainty to Dreamers, yet year after year Congress plays politics and fails to create a permanent solution for Dreamers.
In Arizona, Dreamers have first hand experience of the imminent threat to deportations, the barriers to higher education, and the fear of living in a state that has been the epicenter of anti-immigrant laws and policies. Despite the challenges Arizona Dreamers have faced, they are now an inspiration of hope and resilience to our nation. Dreamers have shifted minds and hearts, 9 in 10 Arizona voters support a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers across party lines, including close to 75% of Arizona Republicans.
The House of Representative in 2019 passed a bill providing Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. Now the Senate must work across the aisle to find a common sense solution for our Dreamers and pass a piece of legislation that will provide Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. The DACA program has brought its recipients security, the ability to pursue higher education, a driver's license, purchase a home, start a business, and pursue professional opportunities that otherwise would have not been possible. A CBS National poll showed that more than 85% of Americans support Dreamers in the country. Now it is in Congress’ hands to deliver a permanent solution for the 2.1 million Dreamers living in the U.S. Join us in urging Congress to provide a pathway to citizenship for dreamers before they become subject to deportation.
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The Senate must work across the aisle to find a common sense solution for our Dreamers and pass a piece of legislation that will provide Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. The DACA program has brought its recipients security, the ability to pursue higher education, a driver's license, purchase a home, start a business, and pursue professional opportunities that otherwise would have not been possible. A CBS National poll showed that more than 85% of Americans support Dreamers in the country. Now it is in Congress’ hands to deliver a permanent solution for the 2.1 million Dreamers living in the U.S. Join us in urging Congress to provide a pathway to citizenship for dreamers before they become subject to deportation.
