by Simone E., Editor-in-Chief
“Every day that Congress fails to pass a clean Dream Act, 122 young immigrants lose their DACA and become exposed to deportation,” according to the United We Dream website. To summarize, in January 2017, a federal district judge in California ruled that Trump’s decision to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that shields recipients from deportation and allows them to receive work permits) was unlawful and ordered USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, to accept DACA renewals. Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice appealed the decision and called the Supreme Court to immediately consider the DACA case. The Eastern District of New York also reaffirmed that the decision to end DACA is unlawful. The Supreme Court decided hear the DACA case following the normal appeals process. There are currently UTC students rallying in Washington D.C. with United We Dream, an organization currently fighting for a clean Dream Act. United We Dream has four key areas that they are fighting for: winning protections for immigrants, defending against deportation, education access for immigrants, and justice and liberation for lgbtq immigrants. It’s current campaign for a clean Dream Act has a goal of winning “citizenship, permanent protections and dignity for immigrants in the U.S. and to defeat racist, anti-immigrant policies.” Nearly 800,000 people are protected under DACA, and there’s a current risk of families of the recipients being torn apart, and people being forced to a country that they might not even know. Before raising money to go to Washington D.C., organizers, through United We Dream, held a rally downtown in Chattanooga. The rally led to students and Chattanoogans learning about DACA, what it’s like in America right now for DACA recipients, and allowed people to come together and protest the removal of DACA and, additionally, the rights of DACA recipients. Alondra Gomez, a student, was a lead organizer for the rally in Chattanooga. People came together in support of their friends, family, and the thousands of other DACA recipients who need their support. “The people united, will never be divided” was one of the phrases chanted during the march. United We Dream, Alondra Gomez, and countless others in the city are uniting this city, and so many others, for a clean Dream Act, and to ensure that DACA recipients aren’t forced to leave their homes. If you want to get more involved, here’s the website for United We Dream. Even if you can’t be in Washington D.C., or attend every rally, you can help get the word out or volunteer. You can help unite people in a time where everyone seems to be divided. https://unitedwedream.org/our-work/protecting-immigrants/
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