This week, the Center for Rural Affairs joins more than 320 child and youth advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress expressing our support for the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017.
The bill would provide lawful status and a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth and young adults who came to the United States as children, including recipients of the बचपन आगमनको लागि आस्थगित कार्य (DACA) program.
The letter urges Congress to take immediate action to pass a clean Dream Act following President Trump’s decision to terminate DACA. As a result, more than 800,000 Dreamers who have been able to access work authorization and protection from deportation are once again facing an uncertain future.
As an organization committed to equity and inclusion for all, we recognize that rescinding DACA will have immediate, severe consequences for recipients and their families. Recipients will lose their work authorization and once again be at risk for deportation, threatening their safety, economic security, and mental health — as well as that of their families. An estimated 25 percent of DACA recipients are parents to U.S. citizen children. The decision also means that more than 200,000 सपना देख्नेहरू under age 15 who were waiting to age into DACA no longer have the opportunity to apply.
These DACA recipients are our students, neighbors, coworkers, and community members. The bipartisan Dream Act is common-sense legislation that will provide a permanent solution for these and many more young Dreamers, ensuring their wellbeing and future success.
We join advocates from around the country to urge Congress to immediately pass the Dream Act.
For the number of DACA recipients as of June 30, 2017, by state, यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुहोस्.
Letter to Congress
Dear Member of Congress,
The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong support for the immediate passage of the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615/H.R. 3440), which would provide lawful status and a clear path to citizenship to certain immigrant youth and young adults who came to the United States as children, including recipients of the बचपन आगमनको लागि आस्थगित कार्य (DACA) program. As organizations concerned with the emotional, psychological, physical, educational, and economic wellbeing of children and youth, we are united in our commitment to ensuring that all children in the United States have opportunities for educational and economic success.
Swift Congressional action on the Dream Act is imperative following President Trump’s decision to terminate DACA, an action that will uproot the lives of more than 800,000 Dreamers who have been able to access work authorization and protection from deportation through the program. DACA has proven to be smart policy—not only for DACA recipients but also for their families and communities. A large सर्वेक्षण of DACA recipients found that 45 percent of DACA youth are enrolled in school and more than 90 percent are employed.
The decision to end DACA will have negative consequences for children and youth across the United States. It immediately caused upheaval for almost a million young immigrants, who are once again worried about their safety and security in the only country they call home. Dreamers रिपोर्ट that receiving DACA gave them hope for the future, instilled a greater sense of belonging and value, and reduced their fear of authorities. Being forced back into the shadows will significantly undermine their mental health and wellbeing. Furthermore, Dreamers are forced to worry about how they will continue to support their families and fund their education without the ability to work.
Ending the program also undercuts the wellbeing of families who depend on DACA recipients, including U.S. citizen children. Roughly a quarter of DACA recipients are parents to U.S. citizen children. Decades of developmental research tells us that children markedly benefit when their parents are mentally and physically healthy and have access to higher education and quality jobs. Moreover, an emerging body of research exposes the developmental harm that children experience when parents lack स्थिति. In addition to the negative effects of financial hardship during childhood, children experience tremendous fear and stress at the prospect of being separated from their parents.
Finally, the termination of DACA dashes the hopes of approximately 200,000 little Dreamers who have been waiting to turn 15 to meet the program’s age requirements. Like citizen children, they have and will continue to spend the majority of their young lives learning and growing in our schools and communities. Without Congressional action, their dreams of becoming our nation’s future lawyers, doctors, teachers, soldiers, scientists, and policymakers will be cut short.
As organizations dedicated to the health and wellbeing of children, we submit that the bipartisan Dream Act is common-sense legislation to provide a permanent solution for DACA recipients as well as other eligible immigrant youth. The bill reflects the diverse talents and passions of the Dreamer population, including those who are parents. Advancing educational and employment opportunities for millions of children and youth supports their wellbeing and future success as well as that of our country. We urge members of Congress to act quickly and pass a clean Dream Act.
हस्ताक्षरहरू
राष्ट्रिय संस्थाहरू
युवाहरूको लागि सल्लाह
Alliance for Early Success
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
बालचिकित्सा को अमेरिकी एकेडेमी
अमेरिकी नृत्य थेरापी संघ
अमेरिकी शिक्षकहरूको संघ
अमेरिकी मनोवैज्ञानिक संघ
BUILD Initiative
Building Movement Project
Campaign for Youth Justice
अमेरिकी प्रगतिको लागि केन्द्र
Center for Immigration and Child Welfare
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center for Public Interest Law
ग्रामीण मामिला केन्द्र
अमेरिकाको बाल हेरचाह सचेत
बाल श्रम गठबन्धन
अमेरिकाको बाल कल्याण लीग
Children's Advocacy Institute
बाल रक्षा कोष
Children’s Defense Fund Southern Regional Office
Children's Leadership Council
बाल न्यायको लागि गठबन्धन
मानव आवश्यकताहरूमा गठबन्धन
कलेज सफलता फाउन्डेशन
Community Catalyst
Council of Administrators of Special Education
साहस अभियान
Democrats for Education Reform
Educare Learning Network
Family Focused Treatment Association
First Focus Campaign for Children
युवा लगानी मञ्च
Gateway to College National Network
Generations United
केटी ईंक।
Heartland Alliance
HighScope शैक्षिक अनुसंधान फाउन्डेशन
आईमेन्टर
Immigration Partnership and Coalition Fund
भविष्यका लागि रोजगारहरू
गति मा न्याय
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
अमेरिकाको अक्षमता एसोसिएसन लर्निंग
LIFT
लुथरन आप्रवासन र शरणार्थी सेवा
Make it Work
मेन्टर: राष्ट्रिय मेन्टरिङ साझेदारी
मम्सराइजिङ
National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds
कलेज प्रवेश परामर्श को लागी राष्ट्रीय संघ
परिवार बाल हेरचाहको लागि राष्ट्रिय संघ
युवा बालबालिकाको शिक्षाको लागि राष्ट्रिय संघ
माध्यमिक विद्यालय प्रिन्सिपलहरूको राष्ट्रिय संघ
सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताहरूको राष्ट्रिय संघ (NASW)
National Center for Youth Law
National College Access Network
राष्ट्रिय उपभोक्ता लिग
National Council of Young Leaders
National Crittenton Foundation
राष्ट्रिय शिक्षा संघ
राष्ट्रिय स्वास्थ्य कानून कार्यक्रम
राष्ट्रिय मानव सेवा सभा
राष्ट्रिय आप्रवासन कानून केन्द्र
National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association
National Network for Youth
National Women's Law Center
National Youth Employment Coalition
नयाँ होराइजन एकेडेमी
नयाँ नेताहरू
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
Opportunity Nation
Opportunity Youth United
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC)
Partnership for America's Children
PCACAC Government Relations Committee
People's Action
पूर्व-स्वास्थ्य सपना देख्नेहरू
ProInspire
बच्चाहरूको लागि सार्वजनिक वकालत
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
अमेरिका को स्कूल सामाजिक कार्य संघ
SchoolHouse Connection
SCORE
Southern Association for College Admission Counseling
मानव अधिकारका लागि दक्षिणी केन्द्र
स्पार्कएक्सन
Stand for Children
StandUp For Kids
मानव अधिकारका पक्षधरहरू
The Children's Partnership
हाम्रो बारेमा सोच्नुहोस्
True Colors Fund
युनिसेफ संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
UnidosUS
युनाइटेड वी ड्रीम
हामी सँगै हौं
महिला शरणार्थी आयोग
वर्ष माथि
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
Young Invincibles
YouthBuild USA, Inc.
YWCA संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
शून्य देखि तीन सम्म
State and Local Organizations
अलबामा
Alabama Possible
Alabama Family Child Care Association
Girls Inc. of Central Alabama
Madison County Home Child Care Association
Voices for Alabama’s Children
अलास्का
Alaska Children’s Trust
एरिजोना
Arizona Council of Human Service Providers
Children’s Action Alliance
Phoenix Youth & Family Services, Inc.
arkansas
अर्कान्सास बालबालिका र परिवारका लागि अधिवक्ताहरू
क्यालिफोर्निया
Advokids
American Sports Institute
Association for California School Administrators
California Alternative Payment Program Association
California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAAEYC)
Child Care Law Center
Children’s Defense Fund—California
Children's Law Center of California
अहिलेका बच्चाहरू
Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero
Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers
Community Clinic Consortium of Contra Costa and Solano
Community Health Councils
Community Health Partnership
Educare California at Silicon Valley
समानता क्यालिफोर्निया
Girls Inc. of Greater Los Angeles
Girls Inc. of San Diego County
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Northern California Association of Counsel for Children
Parent Voices CA
PDAP of Ventura County, Inc.
Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network
Southern CA Association for the Education of Young Children
कोलोराडो
क्लेटन प्रारम्भिक शिक्षा
Colorado Children's Campaign
Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition
Denver Scholarship Foundation
रकी माउन्टेन आप्रवासी वकालत नेटवर्क
कनेक्टिकट
All Our Kin
Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Voices for Children
Our Piece of the Pie, Inc.
SEIU Connecticut State Council
डेलावेयर
Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children
कोलम्बिया को जिल्ला
District of Columbia Association of Secondary School Principals (DCASSP)
Girls Inc. DC
La Clinica del Pueblo
फ्लोरिडा
Catalyst Miami
Children’s Forum
Girls Inc. of Bay County
Girls Inc. of Jacksonville
Girls Inc. of Winter Haven
जर्जिया
Columbia Presbyterian Church
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Interactive College of Technology
Los Vecinos de Buford Highway
हवाई
Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children
Hawaii Association of Secondary School Administrators
इढहो
Idaho AEYC
Idaho Association of School Administrators
इलिनोइस
कासा सेन्ट्रल
Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet
Center for the Human Rights of Children, Loyola University Chicago
एरिक्सन इन्स्टिच्युट
Illinois Action for Children
Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling
Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Illinois Principals Association
Voices for Illinois Children
इन्डियाना
Girls Inc. of Monroe County
Indiana Association of School Principals
Indiana Institute for Working Families
लोवा
Girls Inc. of Sioux City
कन्सास
Kansas Action for Children
केंटकी
Family & Children's Place
Girls Inc. Owensboro
louisiana
Louisiana Policy Institute for Children
मेन
Bonny Eagle High School
Maine Association for the Education of Young Children
Maine Children's Alliance
Maine Principals’ Association
यूनाइटेड
Advocates for Children and Youth
Asylee Women Enterprise
Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals
Prince George's County Family Child Care Association
Professional Child Care Provider Network of Prince George's Co. Inc.
Ready At Five
मैसाचुसेट्स
Girls Inc. of the Berkshires
Girls Inc. of Holyoke
Girls Inc. of the Seacoast Area
एमएएफएसी
Massachusetts School Administrators Association
MIRA Coalition
Northeast Justice Center
बालबालिकाका लागि रणनीतिहरू
मिशिगन
Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling
मिशिगनका बच्चाहरू
Mothering Justice
Priority Children
मिनेसोटा
Children’s Defense Fund—Minnesota
Minnesota Association for College Admission Counseling (MACAC)
MN Association for the Education of Young Children (MNAEYC) & MN School-Age Care
YWCA Minneapolis
मिसिसिपी
Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative
मिसौरी
Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals
SLATE Missouri Job Center
मनटाना
Montana Association of County School Superintendents
Montana Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals
Montana Association of School Superintendents
Montana Association of Secondary School Principals
Montana Council of Administrators of Special Education
Montana Educational Technologists Association
School Administrators of Montana
नेब्रास्का
ACLU of Nebraska
ब्ल्याक मेन युनाइटेड
Compassion in Action, Inc.
प्रारम्भिक बाल्यकाल सेवाहरू
पहिलो पाँच नेब्रास्का
Food Bank of Lincoln
हार्टल्याण्ड श्रमिक केन्द्र
Holland Children’s Movement
मिडल्याण्ड्स को ल्याटिनो केन्द्र
नेब्रास्का एप्पलसीड
League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha
League of Women Voters of Lincoln and Lancaster County Nebraska
League of Women Voters of Nebraska
Nebraska Youth Advocates
OneWorld Community Health Centers
कार्यमा एकता
Voices for Children in Nebraska
नेवादा
Children’s Advocacy Alliance
नयाँ हैम्पशायर
Mont Vernon Village School
वुडम्यान पार्क स्कूल
नयाँ जर्सी
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
नयाँ मेक्सिको
New Mexico Voices for Children
OLÉ
न्यूयोर्क
न्यूयोर्कका बालबालिकाका लागि अधिवक्ताहरू
Atlas: DIY
Brothers At Bard
Center for Children's Initiative
Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc.
Child Care Resource Network
Children’s Defense Fund—New York
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York
Early Care & Learning Council
Girls Inc. of Long Island
Lawyers For Children, Inc.
NYS Association for College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC)
NYS Association for the Education of Young Children
Prevent Child Abuse New York
School Administrators Association of New York State
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
महिला आवास तथा आर्थिक विकास निगम
उत्तर कैरोलिना
NC Child
उत्तरी क्यारोलिना न्याय केन्द्र
ओहियो
Action for Children
Children’s Defense Fund—Ohio
HAPPY Homes Ohio Association
Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators
Southwest Ohio AEYC
YWCA of Hamilton
ओक्लाहोमा
Oklahoma Association of Secondary Principals
Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
ओरेगन
बाल संस्थान
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators
पेंसिल्वेनिया
Pennsylvania Principals Association
Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling
Public Citizens for Children and Youth
प्युर्तोरिको
Puerto Rico Association for the Education of Young Children
रोड आइल्याण्ड
Rhode Island Association of School Principals
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
दक्षिण कैरोलिना
PASOs
टेनेसी
Black Children's Institute of Tennessee
सामुदायिक कानूनी केन्द्र
Tennessee Association of Secondary School Principals
बच्चाहरू र युवामा टेनेसी आयोग
टेक्सास
Center for Public Policy Priorities
CHILDREN AT RISK
Children’s Defense Fund—Texas
Children's Rights Clinic
CollegeCommunityCareer
Hispanic Faculty Staff Association of the University of Texas at Austin
Texas Association for College Admissions Counseling
Texans Care for Children
Voices for Children of San Antonio
यूटा
Professional Family Child Care Association of Utah
Utah Association of Secondary School Principals
वरमोंट
Vermont Principals' Association
भर्जिनिया
Child Care Connections of Richmond
Virginia Alliance of Family Child Care Associations
वाशिंगटन
Association of Washington School Principals
Northwest Health Advocates
Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP
पश्चिम भर्जिनिया
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy
विस्कन्सिन
Association of WI School Administrators
CAP सेवाहरू, Inc.
Center for Resilient Cities
East Madison Community Center
Girls Inc. of Greater Madison
Kids Forward
Wisconsin Association of College Admissions Counselors
व्योमिङ
Wyoming Association of Secondary School Principals
