The Washington Post editorial board is out with a blistering piece, calling Trump and other Republicans’ attempts to hold Dreamers hostage to their entire nativist immigration agenda “disgraceful.” The editorial board writes: After all of President Trump’s bluster about his “great love” for “dreamers,” brought to this country as children...
Continue
»
Congressmen Dent, Costello, Fitzpatrick, Thompson, Meehan Support Legislation While Congressman Lloyd Smucker Has Yet To Act Lancaster, PA – Residents of Lancaster are calling on Congress to immediately pass legislation protecting the livelihood of young immigrants who received legal status through the popular DACA program. An estimated 18,000 Pennsylvanians would qualify...
Continue
»
But be wary of the Cornyn Con Austin, TX – Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) included a DACA fix in his list of 2018 priorities during a Senate floor speech. While it’s imperative that the Dream Act be passed immediately, one must take Sen. Cornyn’s comments with a grain...
Continue
»
Frank Sharry: “Is the GOP strategy to pair Dream Act and a reasonable border security package so that it gets done, or to scuttle Dreamer relief by loading up a focused legislative fix with poison pills so that it fails?” Negotiations over the future of Dreamers continue, including a...
Continue
»
All across the country Dreamers continue to watch as Congress and the White House debate proposed legislation that would allow us to retain the ability to work, drive, and be protected from deportation. However, Dreamers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania are not waiting on Congress or Donald Trump to show their...
Continue
»
The spirit of peace and goodwill of the recent Christmas season seems to have quickly dissipated as immigration advocates prepared for this week’s meetings at the Capitol with White House officials and leaders from both political parties to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program rescinded by...
Continue
»
As Dreamer-related negotiations take center stage in Washington, DC, the urgency for legislative action is acute. Many Republicans, such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are trying to advance the false notion that Congress has until March to act for Dreamers. This ignores the fact that nearly 15,000 DACA...
Continue
»
Jan 2, 2018
Before the holidays, Congress enacted a stopgap measure to continue federal government funding through January 19. This continuing resolution failed to address the urgent crisis facing Dreamers. Ahead of the upcoming busy weeks of negotiations, here are five key factors driving the Dreamer debate: 1) Dreamers need urgent relief now and Members...
Continue
»
Dec 27, 2017
This year marked the beginning of the Trump presidency, and while the new Administration spent much of the year stymied by legislative priorities, Donald Trump has been able to remake the US immigration system in alarming and destructive ways. In his first year alone, between mass deporting immigrant mothers...
Continue
»
Texas Members of Congress will be on notice in January Austin, TX – Last night, Congress approved a three-week continuing resolution that will keep the government open until January 19, 2018 without including legislation to protect Dreamers. Three Texan Republicans, Will Hurd (TX-23), Bill Flores (TX-17), and Joe Barton (TX-06), all...
Continue
»
