SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) released this statement in response to President Trump’s threat to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that gives work authorization to 240,000 California young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children:
“Dreamers grew up as Americans, and DACA lets them work and contribute to California’s economy. If Donald Trump eliminates DACA he will be a dream-destroyer for 240,000 young Californians.