If the Supreme Court next year sides with the Trump administration’s cruel, inhumane, and arbitrary decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the human costs will be felt in homes, communities, businesses—and classrooms.
“I teach science to young children in New York City,” said DACA recipient Carlo Barrera. “We’ve started a new school year together. I’ve known some of these kids for years now. They depend on me to be there every single day for their education. If the Supreme Court issues a ruling that allows the Trump administration to take DACA away, the kids will lose a teacher, they’ll lose a mentor, they’ll lose a friend.”
He’s among the 700,000 DACA recipients who saw their lives thrown into chaos two years ago this Thursday, when the administration announced the end of the program. While a number of courts partially reinstated the program, DACA will now go before the highest court later this year, putting the lives of Carlos and others in the judges’ hands.
If a bad decision comes by June 2020 and “DACA goes away,” he continues, “Dreamers will be on a sure path to deportation.”
As Carlo explains, there’s already bipartisan support in Congress to protect him and others. The House, under leadership of Democrats, passed the Dream and Promise Act, in June. “But the Senate has been unable to pass any sort of legislation to protect DACA recipients.” And we know why: Mitch McConnell.
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Let’s be real,” he continues. “The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to do their dirty work, by agreeing with them and ending DACA.” While we must keep pushing for permanent relief, it’s vital that eligible DACA recipients renew their protections as soon as possible. Our friends at United We Dream have a go-to source for renewals here.