{"id":38851,"date":"2026-05-14T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abicaction.org\/?p=38851"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:22:09","slug":"american-business-immigration-coalition-action-allies-call-on-congress-to-pass-dream-act-protect-dreamers-critical-to-americas-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abicaction.org\/es\/american-business-immigration-coalition-action-allies-call-on-congress-to-pass-dream-act-protect-dreamers-critical-to-americas-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"American Business Immigration Coalition Action, Allies Call on Congress to Pass Dream Act, Protect Dreamers Critical to America\u2019s Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"

In U.S. Senate Judiciary DACA forum, ABIC calls on Congress to protect workers, lower costs, secure America\u2019s workforce<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

WASHINGTON, DC<\/b> \u2014 Rebecca Shi, CEO of <\/span>American Business Immigration Coalition Action<\/span><\/a>, testified alongside leaders from across the nation at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee <\/span>spotlight forum<\/span><\/a> held Tuesday, May 12 on threats to DACA and the renewed urgency to pass the bipartisan Dream Act, calling on\u00a0 Congress to protect Dreamers and stabilize the workforce that businesses, families and local economies depend on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDACA recipients are in the prime of their professional lives. They work, pay taxes, and help drive critical industries facing labor shortages, from nursing to teaching,\u201d <\/span>said Rebecca Shi, CEO of American Business Immigration Coalition Action (ABIC Action)<\/b>. \u201cFor our employers, the uncertainty surrounding DACA has become an operational nightmare. When we lose these workers, we don\u2019t just lose labor; we lose institutional knowledge and specialized skill sets that are impossible to replace overnight. Providing legal status for these essential workers is the only way to stabilize our workforce, lower prices and protect American jobs. Congress must secure the workforce and pass the Dream Act.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

ABIC Action represents more than 1,700 employers, from Fortune 500 companies and family farms to small businesses across the country. Dreamers remain deeply embedded in the American economy, with a <\/span>90% labor participation rate<\/span><\/a> compared to <\/span>61.8% for the overall U.S. labor force<\/span><\/a>, and many work in sectors already facing shortages, including health care, education, agriculture, construction, hospitality and manufacturing. Shi cited new <\/span>research<\/span><\/a> from the National Bureau of Economic Research finding that for every six immigrants removed from the workforce, one American citizen loses their job due to the resulting economic contraction. Up to <\/span>$648 billion<\/span><\/a> in future economic losses are predicted if DACA was ended.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Guzman, President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce of Nevada<\/b>, emphasized the economic stakes for Nevada businesses and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDreamers should never have to live in fear of deportation from the only home they have ever known,\u201d <\/span>Guzman said<\/b>. \u201cThey are tax-paying, law-abiding adults who were brought here as children and have spent their lives building Nevada\u2019s future. The fact that we still don\u2019t have a permanent solution is simply unacceptable. In Nevada alone, 31,000 Dreamers contribute over $810 million to our economy and $82 million in state and local taxes every year. They aren\u2019t just part of our community, they are the entrepreneurs and workers keeping our leisure, hospitality, and construction industries moving. Passing the bipartisan Dream Act is about more than policy; it\u2019s about giving these essential Americans the stability, respect, and legal protection they have earned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chef Byron Gomez, Chef and Partner at BRUT\u00d8 in Denver, Colorado, underscored the stakes for restaurants, farms and the broader food supply chain.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI credit DACA for the career I have today, but as a chef and business owner, I see the cracks forming in the foundation of America\u2019s workforce,\u201d <\/span>Gomez said<\/b>. \u201cWhen we don\u2019t have hands in the fields to pick the crops or drivers to deliver them, ingredients literally rot and prices for our guests skyrocket. Dreamers are not just a part of the service industry; we are the infrastructure that keeps it standing and the workforce that sustains it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses need stability and labor to survive, yet the lack of a permanent solution for Dreamers remains a direct threat to our nation\u2019s food and labor security. We aren\u2019t asking for a handout; we are asking for a pathway to properly belong in the country we already serve. We have done everything right, we are integrated into society, and we are fueling the nation\u2019s economy. It\u2019s time to turn down the noise of fear and pass the bipartisan Dream Act so we can secure the future of America\u2019s kitchens, our farms, and our communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

ABIC Action called on Congress to pass the bipartisan Dream Act and advance immigration reforms that secure the border, stabilize the workforce, lower costs and create legal pathways for immigrants already contributing to the country.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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