USCCB Wants You To Advocate for ‘Dreamers’

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued an action alert asking Catholics to urge their members of Congress to “protect and support Dreamers, especially DACA beneficiaries and those who are part of mixed-status families.”

“Dreamers,” named after the DREAM Act, are immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. DACA refers to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive action deferring deportation of “Dreamers” and permitting them to work in the nation legally without providing a path to citizenship.

DACA “was recently ruled unlawful by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” the USCCB stated. “While current DACA beneficiaries can continue to renew their protection for the time being, no new applications can be processed. It is possible that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon be called upon to review this case and ultimately decide the fate of the program and its beneficiaries … Only Congress is empowered to provide a permanent solution for Dreamers.”

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TAKE ACTION: Contact Archbishop Broglio at tpbroglio@milarch.org or 202-719-3600 and let him know what you think.

 

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