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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Oscar Vasquez’s Testimony at Sessions Hearing
Here is US military veteran and DREAMer Oscar Vasquez's testimony at the Senate's confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. Vasquez's story, in which his high school robotics team…
Capital Thinking
Senate Panels Prepare for Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings; Lawmakers Concerned About Future of DACA and DAPA Programs; Trump Transition Requests Information on Potential Border Wall
By Clark Ervin, Ludmilla Kasulke, Capital Thinking
Legislative Activity Senate Panels Prepare for Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings This week, Senate lawmakers will begin a number of hearings to consider President-Elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees. On Wednesday, January 11,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bipartisan Bill to Protect DACA Recipients Introduced in Congress
A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill on Friday to temporarily protect individuals eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Senators Durbin (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Graham (R-SC), and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rep. Steven King: DREAMers Include “Some Awfully Bad People”
This is 2:30 minutes of video worth watching. Check out Rep. King talk about how he has "helped arrest people that are smuggling drugs in," and stay to watch his…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young Immigrants
Amy Chozick in the New York Times reports that President-Elect Donald Trump may be softening his position with respect to the treatment of recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
Immigration View
Efforts to Address Immigration Anxiety
As people digest the possible immigration changes of a new administration in Washington, there is an effort to calm the anxiety. Today, President Obama issued a statement that is aimed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
University Presidents Defend DACA
Inside Higher Education reports that more than 90 college and university presidents have signed a statement calling for the continuation and expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
President Obama’s Commitment to Immigrants
Over the past week, President Obama has continued to highlight his commitment to protecting immigrants and providing safety to vulnerable people fleeing violence, persecution and instability. In a press conference…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants fear signing up for DACA may backfire under Trump
The immigrant community is in fear of what may happen in the incoming Trump administration. Recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which Donald Trump has promised to dismantle, worry that…
Immigration
The confused, cloudy future of DACA
One week out, and many around the U.S. are still wrapping their heads around what Trump as the president-elect means for our country. But with immigrants here under the Deferred…