For Immediate Release: November 23, 2020
Contact: Michael Earls: [email protected]
TheDream.US: Alejandro Mayorkas Nomination a “Hopeful Sign for DREAMers”
Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Candy Marshall, president of TheDream.US, reacting to the news that President-elect Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
“During the Obama administration, Alejandro Mayorkas played an essential role in designing and implementing the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has been life-changing for more than 800,000 DREAMers and has strengthened the country as a whole.
President-elect Biden has committed to immediately reinstate the DACA program and to work with Congress to pass legislation providing DREAMers with a path to citizenship. While our electorate remains politically divided on many fronts, there is a remarkable consensus across parties that we should provide DREAMers with the permanent protections they need to fully contribute to the country they call home.
The news that Mayorkas will be nominated as DHS Secretary is another hopeful sign for DREAMers and a signal that the Biden administration is ready to deliver on its commitments for DREAMers and to strengthen America in the process.”
About TheDream.US
TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, having provided more than 6,500 college scholarships to DREAMers at more than 70 partner colleges in 16 states and Washington, DC. We believe that all young Americans, regardless of where they were born, should have the opportunity to get a college education and pursue a meaningful career that contributes to our country’s prosperity.
TheDream.US recently announced the opening of its new Scholarship round for the 2021-22 academic year. The organization’s expanded eligibility criteria opens applications to DREAMers who have DACA, TPS or who came to the country before November 1, 2015 and otherwise meet the DACA eligibility criteria. Visit https://thedream.us/scholarships/ for more information on how to apply.