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Answers from Our Resident DACA Expert
Published Feb 22, 2017 NILC’s immigration policy advocate answers the questions she’s been asked most often during Trump’s first month in office.
The BRIDGE Act is Not a Real or Long-Term Solution
Published Dec 22, 2016 Recently we’ve received a lot of inquiries about whether Congress is doing anything to protect the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program from being eliminated, and in particular about a recently introduced bipartisan bill...
Our Recommendations for People Considering Applying for DACA Following the Election
Published Nov 14, 2016 There are many concerns about what could happen to the DACA program—and DACA recipients—once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump said during his campaign that he intends to end the DACA program, though he has not said exactly...
New Study Confirms That DACA Provides Concrete Benefits to Both Immigrants and Native-Born
Published Oct 26, 2016 This past September, the National Immigration Law Center joined forces with United We Dream, the Center for American Progress, and Professor Tom Wong of the University of California, San Diego to conduct a survey on how having Deferred Action...
Immigrant-inclusive State and Local Policies Move Ahead in 2014–15
Published Dec 6, 2015 After a landmark year in 2013, the immigrant-inclusive state measures enacted that year were implemented and gained ground in 2014–15. This report dives into what happened next.
Plyler v. Doe Decision Must Be Honored and Protected
Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec
Published Jun 15, 2017 Today marks the 35th anniversary of Plyler v. Doe, the landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional for a state to deny students access to public elementary or secondary education based on their immigration...