The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program—commonly known as DACA—protects individuals who were brought to the United States as children and grew up here. Often called Dreamers, these people are American in every single way except for their immigration status. Minnesota is home to more than 6,000 Dreamers. Dreamers care deeply about this country, work hard, and are doing all they can to build a good life in America. We’ve already invested in them through education, and it makes no sense

"Undocumented. Unafraid!" DREAMers and their allies chanted outside Disneyland on Monday. Their protesting comes as the Senate approves a bill to end the government shutdown. | CBS News

🟡 The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) has provided young immigrants with the opportunity to obtain benefits such as access to higher education, a social security number, or a driver's license for over 10 years. 👉 However, despite proposed legal initiatives to grant young individuals a secure future in the United States and a path to citizenship through DACA, no legislation has been created for this purpose thus far. Currently, the government is not approving new applicati

👉 Since its creation, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – better known as “DACA” – has had a very rocky history. ⚖️ The program has given young immigrants the opportunity to access higher education, social security, medical aid, driver’s licenses, and many other benefits to help them lead a normal life, but it has failed in providing immigrants with a real path to citizenship. 🚨 Friendly reminder 🚨: If you currently have DACA, it's important to continue renewing it when it's