Letter to President-Elect Biden and Secretary-Designate Mayorkas with DACA Recommendations

Monday, December 21, 2020

On December 21, 2020, the Presidents’ Alliance and TheDream.US sent a letter to the incoming administration with their top recommendations to improve and expand DACA.

Read the letter at the link below.

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Letter to President-Elect Biden and Secretary-Designate Mayorkas

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