Several activist groups today vowed to 'get into the faces' of members of Congress and the public to push Congress to approve a 'clean Dream Act' by the end of this year, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
The groups say unless Congress acts quickly, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, will expire early next year, and nearly one million young people who arrived in this country with their illegal immigrant parents will face deportation, many to countries they have never known, where they speak languages they don't speak.
Adrian Reyna of the group 'United We Dream' says one major nationwide action will take place next month.
"November 9th, we are launching Operation Dream Act Now,' when young people and students will walk out of schools and colleges across the country to demand a clean Dream Act by December of this year," he said.
A 'clean' Dream Act is an extension of DACA without the strings proposed by President Trump, including more money for a border wall and a decrease in legal immigration.
Reyna says opposition to the Dream Act comes from 'white supremacists.
'"The killing of DACA is now Jeff Sessions and White Supremacy plans to wipe out a million people of color from this country," he said.
The Dream Act got a big boost today. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out in support of continuing the Temporary Protected Status of people who came here illegally from numerous countries, including Honduras, Nicragaua, and El Salvador, which is set to expire in as little as ten days.
"Revoking TPS would adversely impact several key industries where TPS recipients make up a significant amount of the workforce. These industries include construction, food processing, hospitality, and home healthcare services," the U.S. Chamber said in a statement.