Bill Foster tweeted the following:
"5/ Last year, a federal judge in Texas stopped first-time DACA applications from being processed and left tens of thousands of young people without any form of protection from the threat of deportation."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bill Foster:
"4/ According to @CAPimmigration, the average DACA recipient is 26 years old- a young adult aging into traditional American milestones like homeownership. Alongside chronic uncertainty, the lack of a pathway to citizenship is a barrier to full participation in the U.S. economy."Read on Twitter
"1/ DACA was won thanks to organizing by undocumented young people of color across the country who bravely shared their stories, forced the nation to reckon with the injustices towards immigrant communities, and demanded a stop to the deportations separating communities."Read on Twitter
"2/ While DACA was a significant achievement for many immigrants, it is by no means a substitute for comprehensive immigration reform or a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth and their families."Read on Twitter
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