Dreamers say end of DACA will jump start immigrant rights movement
Rumor became reality this weekend, as President Trump is now expected to announce the end of DACA, with a six-month delay, on Tuesday.
White House sources told NBC News on Friday the President was leaning towards ending the Obama-era program; however, news broke Sunday that he had made a final decision.
“I was freaking out – full-fledged nerves,” DACA recipient Graciela Nunez Pargas said after hearing speculation last week. However, the final decision hit her differently: “It’s not the worst outcome. The worst outcome would have been: turn over your employment authorization cards; the program is null and void – it’s over.”
She calls reports of a six-month delay “surprising,” but welcomes the stay as it gives her more time to prepare.
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“I’ve lived here most of my life. I don’t remember anything of Venezuela,” said Nunez Pargas, now 22.
She works as a legal assistant after graduating from the University of Washington in December. She says the anticipation after Trump’s election win was hurting her the most.
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