With another DACA court ruling looming, Texas recipients who are now adults worry about their jobs and futures
A federal judge in Houston is expected to rule for the second time that the Obama-era program is illegal. The possible end of DACA could upend the lives of more than 95,000 Texans enrolled in the program.
DACA teacher voices support for Dream Act; Senate vote expected soon
Now that it has passed the U.S. House, the Senate is expected to vote soon on the latest version of the Dream Act, that would provide an eight-year path to permanent residency or citizenship, with certain conditions, to nearly 700,000 DACA recipients. AdDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has been for children who were brought illegally into the U.S. by their parents. Although polling has shown the majority of Americans support Dreamers like Carrillo, DACA has been likened to political football thatโs been tossed back and forth ever since President Obama signed the executive order creating the program. AdCarrillo said she wants bipartisan support for the new legislation, although the emergency on the Southwest border may serve as a โred flagโ to opponents. But unlike asylum seekers arriving at the border, she said, โThis is our home and weโre not escaping anything because this is our home.โMore on KSAT:Local teacher represents DACA recipients at State of the UnionDACA recipients now have powerful ally in new bipartisan coalition
DACA recipients now have powerful ally in new bipartisan coalition
SAN ANTONIO โ The details, such as a pathway to citizenship still to be determined, but the new Texas Opportunity Coalition launched last week has come out in support of what could be a stand-alone Dream Act giving DACA recipients permanent legal status. The varied and bipartisan coalition includes leaders in business, manufacturing, education and communities statewide, among others. โWhat we do endorse at this point is that a bipartisan bill is better and more likely to pass,โ Aldrete said. Andrea Ramos Fernandez, the business outreach manager for Texas Business Immigration Coalition, is a UTSA graduate and a DACA recipient herself. In Texas alone, we have 20,000 DACA recipient teachers.โBoth she and Aldrete said the public is largely behind giving Dreamers permanent legal status, as well as growing bipartisan support.