Below is a release from the Coalition for the American Dream on an ad purchased by 115 major U.S. business leaders, urging Congress to pass legislation by January 19 that would protect Dreamers from deportation. In the letter, the business leaders urge lawmakers to “act immediately and pass a permanent bipartisan legislative solution to enable Dreamers who are currently living, working, and contributing to our communities to continue doing so.”
FWD.us is proud to co-sign this letter along with so many major companies and organizations. FWD.us President Todd Schulte said, “FWD.us is proud to partner with so many influential leaders in the business community to push Congress to pass crucial Dreamer legislation by January 19. We are closer than we have ever been to passing legislation to protect Dreamers permanently, but January is the last chance for Congress to take action before tens of thousands of Dreamers lose their ability to live, work, and contribute to the only country they know.”
Congress must pass legislative protections for Dreamers by January 19, allowing DHS sufficient time to implement any new program. While 14,000 DACA recipients have already lost their work authorizations and protections from deportation, that number continues at 122 individuals per day and will skyrocket to 1,200 per day losing protections after March 5. It is absolutely critical that Congress takes action to prevent hundreds of thousands of Dreamers from falling out of status, placing them at immediate risk of deportation, removal from the workforce, and separation from their families.
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