Ahead of this upcoming International Workers’ Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of workers and the labor movement, we recognize and honor the laborers – millions of whom are immigrants – who are critical to our everyday lives and national economy through their work caring for our loved...
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The recent saga around actor J. Antonio Rodriguez’s abrupt departure from his hit musical production shines an important light on the continued need for permanent relief for 600,000 immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Last month, Rodriguez had to withdraw from the “Hadestown” musical,...
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Researchers say that results from an annual survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients show that the program’s beneficiaries “are more integrated in the American economy than they have ever been,” including reporting a record level of employment. Key findings from research conducted by the U.S. Immigration...
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Despite continued uncertainty due to ongoing litigation led by corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a slate of Republican attorneys general, researchers say that results from an annual survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients show that the program’s beneficiaries “are more integrated in the American...
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Mar 14, 2024
WHAT IS A DREAMER? When it comes to immigration and immigration reform, a “Dreamer” or “DREAMer” refers to an immigrant youth who was brought to the US as a minor and who remains undocumented. The term is somewhat outdated, as many prefer to be called “immigrant youth” or “young...
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Read the first half of this post (explaining DACA and Dreamers) here. WHEN TRUMP ENDED DACA Since DACA was created through an executive order, presidents after Obama technically had the authority to rescind the program at any time. On September 5, 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and then-President Donald...
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Two new reports from the Center for American Progress (CAP) continue to highlight the significant successes of the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The first piece examines their contributions to Medicare and Social Security, while the second focuses on entrepreneurship and economic contributions. The CAP article,...
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Two contestants are making herstory on the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Geneva Karr, who is originally from Mexico and lives in Texas, and Xunami Muse, who is originally from Panama and lives in New York, are the first DACA recipients to compete on the Emmy winning series,...
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Written by David Leopold, America’s Voice Legal Advisor, past president, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Immigration Group Leader, Ulmer & Berne LLP For years, ending the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program has been a top priority for Ken Paxton, the corrupt Attorney General of Texas. Of...
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A notoriously anti-immigrant judge in Texas has yet again ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, rejecting a 2022 rule from the Biden administration that intended to preserve and fortify the program. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, a jurist handpicked to hear this case by impeached...
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