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星期三, 9月 06, 2017
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星期二, 9月 05, 2017
牛頓市長Setti Warren譴責川普廢除DACA
It's hard to imagine a crueler action President Trump could take than to rescind DACA. DACA recipients are Americans who have done nothing wrong and have voluntarily given their personal information to the federal government. Trump's plan is to now use that information to round up these Americans and send them to a foreign country they have never known. Its wrong and the implications here in Massachusetts are enormous.
As if Trump's plan wasn't cruel enough, Gov. Charlie Baker recently proposed a law that would allow Massachusetts police departments to be drafted into Donald Trump's deportation force. If Gov. Baker gets his way, our local and state police officers could be on the front lines of rounding up and detaining Dreamers. It's not enough to proclaim disappointment with President Trump's decision to end DACA while pushing a plan that would help him deport thousands of Dreamers who live in Massachusetts. Gov. Baker is trying to have it both ways, and with thousands of lives hanging in the balance, that is unacceptable.
With your support, we will elect a governor finally willing to pick a side and stand up to Donald Trump.
Onward,
Setti
波市公校總監和教師工會會長聯袂聲明保護夢想者
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麻州各界譴責川普將廢除童年入境者暫緩遣返法
A different opinion here first, and then many voices against removing DACA.
From a former CBP member:
It's too bad our politicians don't understand that daca was a lie to all the undocumented people. They only react without actually knowing that DACA never was a path to citizenship. All it was was a delay in the process. DACA was a lie and every two years the undocumented people were still uncertain as to their status.
https://www.facebook.com/MassAttorneyGeneral/videos/724216137786369/
We will not give up, and we will not
lose hope:
DACA, the DREAM Act and next steps in Mass. and nationwide
DACA, the DREAM Act and next steps in Mass. and nationwide
Dear MIRA members, supporters and friends:
Today, U.S. Attorney
General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program, which has enabled more than 7,900 Massachusetts residents to
come out of the shadows, attend college and work legally, will be phased out,
with a six-month delay.
At a press conference at MIRA immediately
afterward with U.S. Senator Edward Markey, Attorney General Maura Healey,
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Boston Schools Supt. Tommy Chang, community leaders
and two Dreamers, we sent a clear, unified message:
We will fight to defend DACA. We will fight for
the DREAM Act in Congress, to give young immigrants a clear, reliable path to
citizenship. And we will fight for state and local policies to ensure that
Dreamers and all people in our communities feel safe and
welcome in our communities, no matter where they came from.
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It’s also unwise and antithetical to American
values.
DACA works: 97% of beneficiaries are employed or
in school, paying taxes and contributing to our economy. Ending it will cost an
estimated 700,000 jobs and $2 billion a year in tax revenue. It will force
highly productive, skilled workers underground, harming U.S. businesses and
impoverishing our communities. This is why DACA has overwhelming support among
employers, educators, political and faith leaders, and voters.
We suspect President Trump knows this, which is
why he handed off the DACA announcement to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The
six-month delay to give Congress time to act is similarly disingenuous, and
will cause even more chaos and confusion for very vulnerable young people.
We want every DACA beneficiary to know we stand with you, and we will work relentlessly to ensure that you’re safe and have the resources you need. We urge the President to live up to his words and support the DREAM Act in Congress; his leadership could be decisive.
We want every DACA beneficiary to know we stand with you, and we will work relentlessly to ensure that you’re safe and have the resources you need. We urge the President to live up to his words and support the DREAM Act in Congress; his leadership could be decisive.
Within Massachusetts, we will push ever harder
for state policies that make everyone feel safe and welcome regardless of
immigration status, including the Safe Communities Act and legislation to
extend in-state tuition to all Massachusetts high school graduates.
MIRA will also work to ensure that Dreamers have
clear, reliable information to guide their decision-making, as well as free
legal advice and referrals. We will collaborate with partners across our
Commonwealth to ensure that schools, colleges, employers, and cities and towns
all have the knowledge and tools they need to support our young people at this
difficult time.
If you are in the Boston area, please join
us TODAY at 4pm for
a rally at Sam Adams Park outside Faneuil Hall, to show solidarity with our
Dreamers and send a strong message that we will fight together.
We will not give up, and we will not lose hope.
We will stand with the nearly 8,000 Dreamers in our Commonwealth and do
everything in our power to protect and provide for them.
President Trump’s decision to end DACA is shameful and disheartening. The young women and men who are being targeted now did nothing wrong and should not be forced to live in fear because of a decision their parents made. With today’s announcement, the administration is displaying a troubling lack of compassion for these young people, who are now at risk of losing so much. I am co-sponsoring legislation in Congress that would restore DACA and give these deserving young people a path to citizenship. Today’s announcement also highlights the long overdue need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Immigrants are Americans. Immigrants are bedrock to Amerca's heritage, our future, and our greatness. Immigrants are our friends, family, community members, and hard workers who make our economy stronger.
If President Trump & Congress come for the Dreamers, we will do everything possible to support all who are affected in Massachusetts
Happy Labor Day, Boston! Today we remember those who helped build our country and establish workplace safety standards & worker protections. Hope you enjoy your end-of-summer celebrations!
Faust Denounces 'Cruel' DACA Decision
Students gathered on the steps of Widener Library to advocate for the defense of undocumented students at Harvard last year.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced President Donald Trump’s much-awaited decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program at a morning press conference at the Justice Department. Tuesday marked a deadline 10 states imposed on the Trump administration to end DACA, or else face a legal challenge, and Trump asked Congress to take legislative action before the program expires in March 2018.
“This cruel policy recognizes neither justice nor mercy,” Faust wrote in an email to Harvard affiliates of the decision. “In the months to come, we will make every effort to have our voice heard, in the halls of Congress and elsewhere, about the need for the protections of DACA to continue.”
The program, put in place by former President Barack Obama via executive order in 2012, provides work authorizations and protected status to undocumented young people who arrived in the U.S. at a young age. It allows around 790,000 youth to work and go to school without fear of deportation, including several dozen Harvard students.
In recent weeks, as the Tuesday deadline loomed, immigrant rights advocates, hundreds of U.S. CEOs, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have implored Trump to preserve the program. University President Drew G. Faust—a vocal advocate for undocumented students—sent a letter to Trump defending DACA last week.
Approximately 65 undocumented students attend Harvard, according to Katie M. Derzon, the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s fellow for undocumented students. Since Trump’s election, the University has ramped up resources for undocumented students—hiring Derzon and a full-time attorney at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Law Clinic, bringing immigration law experts to campus to provide legal consultations, and circulating memos with guidance for undocumented students, among other measures.
With an announcement nearing, resident deans sent messages over House lists on Monday evening outlining these resources and expressing support for undocumented students.
—This is a developing story. Check thecrimson.com for updates.
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