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Commentary: Congress must step in to protect DREAMers

Related Topics: DREAM Act

DACA successfully brought 800,000 young immigrants out of the shadows and allowed them to continue working to improve this great country they call home.

Tuesday the Trump administration announced its decision to rescind DACA and allow it to expire after six months. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) provides critical protection and work authorization for upstanding members of our communities who were brought into this country as children. DACA successfully brought 800,000 young immigrants out of the shadows and allowed them to continue working to improve this great country they call home.

In order to qualify for DACA, these young people had to meet a set of very strict criteria.