Published September 5, 2017

ASIA, Inc. Condemns President's Decision to End DACA

Press Release
For Immediate Release
September 5, 2017

ASIA, INC. CONDEMNS PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO END DACA

Cleveland, OH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration will terminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) after President Trump’s told DACA recipients to “rest easy” in an earlier address. As of today, no new DACA applications will be processed.

Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.) issued a statement today condemning the President’s decision and reaffirming our commitment to support and stand in full solidarity with Dreamers and affected communities. The organization is also urging Congress to enact a permanent, bipartisan legislative solution that would protect DACA recipients and provide a pathway to citizenship.

Though the program has been rescinded, current beneficiaries of the DACA program will not be affected until March 5, 2018.

More than 800,000 DACA recipients, known as Dreamers, have had their requests for DACA approved since the program was put in place, over 16,000 being young Asian immigrants and nearly 4,400 from Ohio. Ending DACA would result in a loss of over $460 billion over the next decade. Ohio would experience a loss of more than $251 million by terminating DACA.

“ASIA, Inc. stands in full solidarity with all the Dreamers who have fought endlessly to protect the rights of AAPIs across the nation and in the State of Ohio,” said Michael Byun, ASIA, Inc. CEO.

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Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA)
Founded in 1995, and serving the community for over 20 years, ASIA is the leading organization in Ohio in providing culturally and linguistically relevant health and human services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), and others who face cultural barriers. Its mission is to provide AAPIs and others access to quality, culturally, and linguistically appropriate information and services. For more information about ASIA, visit www.asiaohio.org, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn by searching @asiaohio. Donate today.