Jewish Labor Committee Condemns President Trump Rescission of DACA
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September 7, 2017: New York , NY - The Jewish Labor Committee condemns President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
This program gave 800,000 young people -- children and teens who had arrived in the U.S. ten or more years ago at age 15 or younger -- a chance to legally study or work.
"It is inexplicable and unconscionable that we would again upend their lives and return these young people to limbo," said JLC President Stuart Appelbaum. Appelbaum called on Congress to promptly pass legislation assuring continued legal status for these "Dreamers."
"Our ancestors were the Biblical 'strangers in a strange land,' " said Appelbaum, who is also the President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. "As we move from Labor Day to the High Holidays, we recall our own American immigrant stories. By closing doors, canceling promises, and building walls, we betray our moral and ethical obligations to these young people."
Protest against announced repeal of DACA, NYC, "ŽSept. "Ž6"Ž, "Ž2017 Photo by Harrie van Veen/Creative Commons