Supporters of the Daca program were nervous but cautiously optimistic as recently as June that Trump would preserve Obama-era rights for those affected to work or go to college without threat of deportation. Trump has seemed conflicted about how to go forward on Daca, but speculation has been growing in recent days that he would crush the 2012 Obama initiative. Attorneys general from 10 conservative states have threatened to sue the government next week if it doesn’t end the program. The letter calls on Trump to preserve the Daca program and also calls on Congress to pass the bipartisan Dream Act, or similar legislation, that would give Dreamers permanent legal status in the US. “Our economy would lose $460.3bn from the national GDP and $24.6bn in Social Security and Medicare tax contributions,” the letter says.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2017 15:54 UTC