DACA Digest: July 21, 2017

Curated news from the DACA Time team

Derek DeHart
Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Each week, the DACA Time team provides you with curated news and stories related to DACA and immigration to help raise awareness of the problems we’re trying to solve and the people we’re trying to help.

Raising awareness is a crucial component of social impact:

  • How can you change something no one knows anything about?
  • What support systems already exist for the folks we’re trying to help?
  • Where do we see examples of success that inspire us?
  • Perhaps most importantly, what victories, no matter how tiny, can we celebrate this week?

Beyond the social enterprise space, beyond those directly impacted by DACA and its far-too-often arduous application process, answering these questions helps us better understand how our actions are all connected.

Major Developments

Breaking this week of course is the developing story of the revitalized DREAM Act introduced on July 20, 2017 by United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Its bipartisan sponsorship is hugely significant given the current political climate surrounding immigration and the protection of Dreamers.

United We Dream provides an outstanding overview of the proposed legislation (and what it means for DACA) here:

The story broke on Tuesday with several outlets, leading up to the Act’s introduction on Thursday.

In a speech introducing the revived Act, Graham issued stirring statements in support of Dreamers and those receiving DACA protections.

Soon after the DREAM Act’s reintroduction, the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute offered their assessment of the Act, noting that 1.8 million Dreamers would benefit, with 1.5 million eventually qualifying for legal permanent residence.

Success and Support

And the outpouring of support for DACA and Dreamers continues despite of (and in response to) Texas Attorney General Paxton’s DACA challenge.

TheDream.US, for example, has awarded over 1,200 scholarships to Dreamers as reported by the Florida College Access Network.

In Paxton’s home state, advocates spoke out against the DACA challenge, emphasizing DACA’s benefit to Texas Youth.

And a California Representative passed an amendment to grant DACA recipients access to federal employment, a career path previously available to Dreamers only through third parties or fellowships.

DACA Time Updates

Finally, read about a hypothetical future that represents DACA Time’s vision — a future that just might be closer than we think.


Was there something significant in the news we missed? Is there a story brewing? Let us know in the comments here or on Facebook!

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Derek DeHart

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Tinkerer and Product enthusiast | Social Enterprise geek | Co-Founder of DACA Time

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