DACA Turns 4 Today!
The National Immigration Law Center reminds us that, today, June 15, 2016, is the fourth anniversary of the day that President Obama announced DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Over 728,200 people have received DACA since the program began in 2012.
The Campos family in Sacramento, California, lives with many of the same hopes and fears as millions of other families in this country. In the video below, Antonio Campos speaks with great pride about his DACA-recipient daughter Diana. Antonio, who would be eligible for DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents), the program announced by President Obama in 2014 that currently is blocked by a court order, expresses his hope that DAPA will eventually allow parents like himself and his wife the same opportunity that DACA has afforded Diana: a chance to fight for their own futures.
Much more information about DACA is available from on the NILC DACA webpage.
KJ