During a Press Conference led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 12th District), a Group of House Democrats introduced the Dream and Promise Act, which would put:
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is an American Immigration Policy that Allows some Individuals with Unlawful Presence in the U.S. after being brought to the Country as Children to Receive a Renewable Two-year Renewable Period of Deferred Action from Deportation and become Eligible for a Three year Renewable Work Permit in the U.S. To be Eligible for the Program, Recipients Cannot have Felonies or Serious Misdemeanors on their Records.
These Recipients and other Undocumented Immigrant Youth would get a Path to Citizenship.
For the first time, this Version of the Bill also Extends Coverage to:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
TPS is a Temporary Immigration Status to the U.S., Granted to Eligible Nationals of Designated Countries. In 1990, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, P.L. 101-649, Congress established a Procedure by which the Attorney General may provide TPS to Immigrants in the U.S. who are Temporarily unable to Safely Return to their Home Country because of ongoing Armed Conflict, an Environmental Disaster, or other Extraordinary and Temporary conditions.
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
(DED) is in the President’s Discretion to Authorize as part of his Power to Conduct Foreign Relations. Although DED is not a Specific Immigration Status, Individuals covered by DED are Not subject to Removal from the U.S., usually for a Designated Period of Time.
These Recipients, who have also seen their Protections under Threat from the Trump Administration, would be Covered.
Altogether, more than Two Million Immigrants stand to be Protected by the Legislation. “I am proud our bill contains a number of provisions that make it more progressive and pragmatic than previous versions of DREAM,” said Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 40th District), who Introduced the Legislation with Nydia Velázquez (D-NY, 7th District) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY, 9th District). Notably, she said the Bill would “permit certain eligible Dreamers deported by the Trump administration to apply for relief.”
Immigrant Youth Leaders are Celebrating the Legislation. “The immigrant youth and families of United We Dream wholeheartedly support the passage of the Dream and Promise Act in the House of Representatives,” Cristina Jimenez of United We Dream said in a statement.
“The new Democratic majority in the House has an opportunity to make a clean break from the Trump platform of hate and pass the Dream and Promise Act without anti-immigrant add-ons that would put our parents and our communities in danger.” she said.
While the 2017 Dream Act had Bipartisan Support, 2019’s Dream and Promise Act has No Republican Co-Sponsors as of yet.
Putting Undocumented Immigrant Youth onto a road to Legal Status has overwhelming Support among Americans across the Political Spectrum.
In one 2017 Survey, nearly 90% of Americans said they Supported letting Undocumented Immigrant Youth Stay here.
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