DACA has been incredibly beneficial not just for the undocumented community but to the nation.
The coronavirus will disproportionately harm the most vulnerable populations in this country, including those harmed by our immigration system. The Supreme Court is currently deliberating on the future of DACA and DACA recipients like Cesar. Cesar was born in Mexico and is now one of the nearly 30,000 DACA recipients working in the healthcare industry who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. His #HomeIsHere.
In the fall of 2019, United We Dream creative produced nine videos with DACA recipients from across the country for the #HomeIsHere campaign. Each video looks at immigrants holistically: as educators, hip hop artists, friends, mothers and more. These individuals — people like Cesar — speak about their hopes, their fears, and of moments of joy. They make it clear that no matter the Supreme Court decision, their home is here and they are here to stay.
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