{"id":10130,"date":"2021-07-26T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2022-02-21T12:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T17:29:42","slug":"president-becerra-advocates-for-legislative-solution-to-daca-at-white-house-and-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/president-becerra-advocates-for-legislative-solution-to-daca-at-white-house-and-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"President Becerra advocates for legislative solution to DACA at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following a Texas Federal District Court decision that partially suspended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program<\/a>, Marymount University President Irma Becerra joined a coalition of educational, business and community leaders on a \u201cWeek of Action\u201d to highlight the urgent need for immigration solutions.<\/p>\n Organized by the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC)<\/a>, which partnered with groups such as the Presidents\u2019 Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration<\/a>, this past week\u2019s events were the culmination of months of public town halls, press conferences, events and private meetings with elected officials from both parties urging legislators to work across party lines to address acute labor shortages and bring the U.S. immigration system into the 21st<\/sup> century. The Week of Action rose even more in importance after the DACA court decision as well as ongoing labor shortages, leading to large numbers of University Presidents, CEO\u2019s, Dreamers and farm workers visiting Washington, D.C., for in-person meetings with members of Congress and the Biden administration.<\/p>\n \u201cOur nations\u2019 Dreamers, through no fault of their own, were brought to this country at an early age. They are deeply ingrained in American communities, have lived here for decades and are American in almost every way \u2013 and are now striving to make our nation stronger,\u201d President Becerra said. \u201cHowever, they face great difficulty in putting themselves through college, as for years they have been unable to receive federal financial aid. This must change, and lawmakers also must come together now to support a pathway to citizenship \u2013 something that about three-quarters of polled voters across party lines support.\u201d<\/p>\n