On its 10th anniversary, the DACA program faces an uncertain future. The program is no longer enrolling people due to a court challenge led by Republicans in Texas.
Join ABC13's Nancy Vazquez for a town hall looking back on the last 10 years of DACA and what's next for Dreamers in America.Supporters say the program helped move recipients into the middle class, but DACA was always meant to be a temporary solution.She recently won a national award, and says being allowed to fully participate in the country was a dream come true.
"We were given the right to work and the right to citizenship, which later forged the ability to be able to create businesses and create just a stronger foothold in the city that would help create a place like this," said James Beard Award winner Alba Huerta. Today, immigration reform advocates will hold a press conference calling for permanent solutions for kids of undocumented parents so they too can contribute to the country.
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