American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 offers DACA recipients opportunity to obtain residency
Some OU students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program said the introduction of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 has offered them a chance of obtaining lawful permanent residence in the U.S. and a âsense of hope.â DACA was introduced in June 2012 by the Obama administration and intends to protect undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children, called Dreamers, from deportation and provide them work authorization with possible renewal every two years. On March 3, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-California) introduc...