{"id":15703,"date":"2017-12-21T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2018-01-02T10:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T18:09:46","slug":"congress-failed-dreamers-we-are-undeterred-in-our-fight-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/2017\/12\/21\/congress-failed-dreamers-we-are-undeterred-in-our-fight-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Failed Dreamers and the Country Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nDecember 21, 2017<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/strong>
\nEmail: media@nilc.org<\/a>
\nJuan Gastelum, 213-375-3149
\nHayley Burgess, 202-384-1279<\/p>\n

Congress Failed Dreamers and the Country Tonight
\nWe Are Disappointed but Undeterred in Our Fight for Justice<\/em><\/h1>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Following the U.S. Senate\u2019s approval of a short-term spending bill to keep the federal government running for four more weeks, members of Congress broke for the holidays today without addressing the precarious situation facing hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth and their families. Congress failed also to provide adequate relief funding for disaster-impacted areas and to fully reauthorize a vital health insurance program for children.<\/p>\n

Marielena Hincapi\u00e9, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Congress voted callously to place millions of Americans \u2013 and citizens in waiting \u2013 in harm\u2019s way. By leaving town, they\u2019re leaving immigrant youth at risk of deportation, children at risk of losing health coverage, and families without the overdue relief they need to overcome recent natural disasters.<\/p>\n

\u201cFar too many senators have claimed to stand for the bipartisan Dream Act when it was convenient, and then voted tonight to fund Dreamers\u2019 deportations. Those who call themselves champions for Dreamers but voted against them tonight should feel nothing but shame. While they\u2019re at home celebrating, millions of families will continue in a state of uncertainty, instability, and anxiety, wondering if this may be their last holiday season together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is immoral that some members of Congress refuse to acknowledge the situation of Dreamers for the Trump-fabricated crisis it is. More than 13,000 immigrant youth have lost DACA protections since September, and 3,400 more will become vulnerable to deportation before the next spending bill vote in January. Their lives should weigh heavily on the conscious of every member of Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis crisis is part of this administration\u2019s continued attempt to implement a white supremacist agenda. But we are also here because some Democrats failed to stand with their brave colleagues to defend their principles and fight for immigrant youth and children needing health care.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the heels of the tax heist one thing is clear: We must hold Congress accountable. We must unite and work together for children, families, low-income immigrants, and all of our communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress may be leaving town, but we are here to stay. We will be here and ready to put our elected officials back to work in January. We are resolute in our mission to ensure that immigrant youth have a secure future in this country, which is their home, and we will continue to fight alongside immigrant youth and our partners until we win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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