“Even when we have tough days like today, all we can do is keep going and tell people what’s at stake in 2020,” says a DACA recipient.
but several courts blocked the effort. The Trump administration argues the program interferes with its immigration enforcement and sanctions violation of federal law.
DACA recipients and immigration advocates had hoped the high court would pass and let the lower court rulings stand. But even with that possibility they have been hoping Congress would pass legislation giving them a path to legal permanent status.
Within five minutes of receiving news of the Supreme Court’s action, Sollod began working the phones and reaching out to other young immigrants, who call themselves Dreamers, knowing some might be scared."If there are folks and allies learning about this and asking themselves how can they help, donating money to theis one of the best things they can do. It costs $500 to renew DACA and there’s a long wait list for scholarships," Sollod said.
Although DACA recipients can’t vote, many actively participate in campaigns and get-out-the-vote drives and encourage family and friends who are eligible to vote on their behalf. “Even when we have tough days like today, all we can do is keep going and tell people what’s at stake in 2020,” she told NBC News.
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