Current political debate in this country tends to polarize issues more than explain them. DACA has certainly been one of those over the past few months. Our local universities — Loma Linda University, California State University San Bernardino, and University of California Riverside, would like to step away from these politics and share the journeys of our own DACA students. Come meet our young people and hear their stories of challenges and success as they find their way in our communities.
Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6-8pm
Free tickets. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
For additional information please call 909-558-4420 Ext. x44420 or email kyutuc@llu.edu.
Meet the faces of DACA and join us for a panel discussion with:
- Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, president, Loma Linda University Health
- Tomás Morales, PhD, president, California State University San Bernardino
- James Sandoval, PhD, vice chancellor, University of California Riverside
What is D.A.C.A.?
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was an American immigration policy that allowed some individuals who entered the country as minors, and had either entered or remained in the country illegally, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and to be eligible for a work permit. As of 2017, approximately 800,000 individuals — referred to as Dreamers after the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) bill — were enrolled in the program created by DACA. The policy was established by the Obama administration in June 2012 and rescinded by the Trump administration in September 2017.
What is the DREAM Act?
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) is an American legislative proposal for a multi-phase process for qualifying alien minors in the United States that would first grant conditional residency and upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency.