Hey Dreamers, what is the latest going on in Washington D.C?

Hey Dreamers, what is the latest going on in Washington D.C. with the political football known a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?  If you watch the news and you are one of the millions impacted by this situation you may be nervous, scared or just don’t know what to think of the news these days seems to be more of an editorial.

The Huffington Post put out an article on DACA on October 24 that discussed some of the current happenings.  Let us summarize their report and contrast with other reporting to give the latest interpretation of the DACA situation.

The good news is that House Speaker Paul Ryan has indicated the forthcoming spending bill due from Congress later this year is expected to have a legislative remedy for our Dreamers.  As you might expect, there are a number of politicians that have extreme views for and against this but it does appear that there is a point in the center that would provide a path to a law.  For example, Republican Mark Walker of North Carolina is quoted saying that there is belief that one of the points of debate would include better security on our border but that he didn’t think this necessarily meant a “wall” and that 83% of his Republican Study Committee felt that way.  This is good news in that it demonstrates some movement to the middle, to create a law for our Dreamers and improve our border security but do it without mass deportation or building a wall; both issues very few Americans believe will better the country.  In short, based on this logic, both sides of the argument could get something they want.

Clear a mud, right?  Your takeaway from these reports should be that we may finally be approaching a law, passed by Congress that provides protection to our Dreamers who are critical to our economy, are starting businesses at a very high rate and participating in the American experiment.

We’ll keep you posted, but reach out to the Law Office of Marilyn Orbach-Rosenberg at 718.440.9002 if you have questions or concerns.