Calls on Dreamers to Submit DACA Renewal Forms Immediately
WASHINGTON – In response to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision to largely uphold the lower court’s findings and the case reverted back to the lower court to consider DACA’s final rule, ABIC Deputy Campaign Director and Dreamer Juan Carlos Cerda issued the following statement:
“Today marks another sad and frustrating moment for millions of Dreamers like myself seeking a permanent pathway to citizenship in the U.S., the only country most of us have ever known. Once again, we are forced to wait on edge for another Court to render a decision that will determine our futures and the fate of our families.
“In the meantime, the decision to send the case back to the lower court and keep the injunction in place means that DACA recipients remain protected and that Dreamers can continue to submit their DACA renewal forms. ABIC Action strongly encourages DACA recipients to do so.
“But only Congress can end this agony. As our nation’s economy reels from record-breaking inflation and food prices caused by severe labor shortages, Dreamers and business owners alike are desperate for bipartisan legislation that provides a path to citizenship to DACA recipients and other Dreamers, now.”
ABIC Responde a la Decisión de la Corte de Apelaciones y Urge al Congreso por un Camino Hacia la Ciudadanía para Todos los Soñadores
Soñadores deben someter sus peticiones de renovación inmediatamente
WASHINGTON – En respuesta a la decisión de la Corte Federal de Apelaciones del Quinto Circuito, la cual en gran parte, optó por devolver el caso a un tribunal de menor instancia para considerar la regla final sobre DACA, el Director Adjunto de la campaña de ABIC y beneficiario de DACA Juan Carlos Cerda emitió el siguiente comunicado:
“Hoy representa otro momento triste y frustrante para millones de soñadores como yo, quienes buscamos un camino permanente hacia la ciudadanía en los Estados Unidos, el único país que la mayoría de nosotros hemos conocido. Una vez más, nosotros nos vemos obligados a esperar con inquietud a que otra Corte se pronuncie acerca de nuestro futuro y el destino de nuestras familias.
“Mientras tanto, la decisión de devolver el caso a un tribunal de menor instancia y mantener la orden judicial significa que los beneficiarios de DACA permanecen protegidos y los soñadores pueden continuar presentando sus peticiones de renovación. ABIC ACTION urge fuertemente a todos los beneficiarios de DACA a que lo hagan inmediatamente.
“Pero solo el Congreso puede acabar con la agonía que un fallo de una Corte indudablemente podría causar. Por otra parte, la economía de nuestro país se tambalea por la inflación récord y los precios de la comida debido a la escasez de mano de obra; tanto los soñadores como los empresarios están desesperados por una legislación bipartidista que proporcione un camino hacia la ciudadanía para los beneficiarios de DACA y otros soñadores.”
Background
DACA’s success has unleashed the economic potential of almost 800,000 people, allowing them to contribute to our economy, start families, buy homes, access healthcare, build businesses, and bring their talents to the industry sectors where they’re most needed. Three quarters of DACA participants in the workforce—343,000 people—are essential workers. Of those, 34,000 provide healthcare services and 11,000 work tirelessly keeping our hospital and clinic facilities up and running. As our nation faces a teacher shortage, 20,000 DACA recipients are working with kids in classrooms across the country. About 100,000 DACA recipients work in the nation’s food supply chain—roles that are more important than they have ever been in the wake of COVID’s disruptions.
But for too long, DACA participants have been vulnerable to government indecision that has kept their lives in legal limbo and filled them with anxiety and uncertainty. And DACA’s strict timeframes omit thousands of individuals who need it. More than 427,000 undocumented students are currently enrolled in postsecondary institutions, and of these, less than half (181,000) are DACA-elligible. Similarly every year, nearly 100,000 undocumented students graduated U.S. high schools, but only one quarter are DACA-eligible.
DACA has been a transformative program for both its recipients and the country, demonstrating why expanding opportunities for immigrants is good for all of America—but it’s not enough. Now is the time to build on the success of DACA and pass bipartisan legislation that provides a path to citizenship to all Dreamers, with or without DACA. The future of our country depends on it.
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American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) is a bipartisan coalition of over 1,200+ CEOs, business owners, and trade associations across 17 mostly red and purple states. ABIC promotes common sense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and citizens.