On September 5, 2017, the
Evangelical Immigration Table
(EIT) released a letter urging
President Donald J. Trump
to preserve
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) and to protect Dreamers. Over 1,000-plus pastors and evangelical leaders have signed onto the letters, sent to President Trump, House Speaker
Paul Ryan
(R-Wisconsin) and to Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell
(R-Kentucky).
KCCD/FACE President
Hyepin Im
, one of seven national organizations as key signers stated, "w
ith today's announcement of rescission of DACA, the lives of more than 800,000 Dreamers are hanging in the balance. They are our youth in whom America has made great investments.
40 percent of California Dreamers alone are Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
Since DACA, many have demonstrated and contributed to the strength of America. We ask Congress to act expeditiously to ensure that these youths continue to contribute to making America the best that it aspires to be.”
To view the letters, please
click here
. To read more about the EIT press release, please see below. If you are a faith leader interested in signing up, please join the effort by going to
http://bit.ly/EITDreamerLetter
.
