Show: 007 Top Priority Podcast | History of DACA

Date Recorded: January 28, 2020

Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy 

Guests: Kevin Hernandez, Director of Policy, The Libre Initiative

Show Notes & Timestamps

• What is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)? min [1:08]
• How does DACA differ from the term DREAMers? min [2:25]
• What is the origin story of the term DREAMers? min [4:15]
• There is a misunderstanding that our Stand Together Community, as a whole, supports DACA outright, but what is the truth? min [7:27] 

DACA was never a permanent solution; it was an Executive Order, never passed into law, that leaves people in an unstable, precarious situation and does not give people a clear path to get right with the law.  

• What is the reason DACA recipients can’t “get in line” to become legal citizens? min [12:25] 
• What are the barriers that keep the US from achieving a permanent, legislative solution for individuals affected by DACA? min [20:04] 
• How is the Trump Administration addressing the issue of DACA? min [23:33]

**Additional Resources**

• Why 'Just Becoming a Citizen' isn't an Option for DREAMERS | DREAMERS Have No Pathway to Permanent Legal Status 
• DREAMERS are Helping America Overcome Coronavirus