Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program gathered in Washington, D.C., in 2019 as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the 2017 Trump administration decision to end DACA was lawful. Credit: USA Today Network via REUTERS
With the support of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn â and the arrival of a Democratic president â a new Texas business coalition is launching to advocate for a permanent legislative solution for young people whose parents brought them illegally to the United States as children.
In addition to the state s senior senator, the Texas Opportunity Coalition includes nearly three dozen chambers of commerce, other economic development groups and institutions of higher learning. They believe the moment is ripe in Washington, D.C., to end the yearslong uncertainty â prompted by executive action â and pass a federal DREAM Act that would give permanent legal status to those known as Dreamers.
With John Cornynâs Support, New Texas Coalition Forms To Push For Congressional Fix For ‘Dreamers’
The Texas Opportunity Coalition includes chambers of commerce, other economic development groups and institutions of higher learning.
February 2, 2021, 2:10 PM
Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program gathered in Washington, D.C., in 2019 as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the 2017 Trump administration decision to end DACA was lawful.
With the support of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn â and the arrival of a Democratic president â a new Texas business coalition is launching to advocate for a permanent legislative solution for young people whose parents brought them illegally to the United States as children.
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