Wyoming college presidents have bucked their congressional delegation to issue a letter in support of undocumented immigrant youth who stand to have their lives upended if the bipartisan DREAM Act is not passed soon. Republican Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi and Congresswoman Liz Cheney all supported Donald Trump ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but like Trump, none of them know and work with undocumented youth. But the presidents of seven community colleges and the University of Wyoming do:
“The young adults enrolled in our colleges who are in jeopardy of being deported are Wyoming’s youth,” the presidents wrote. “Their hopes and dreams include futures in Wyoming. We know them and we know their stories.”
The letter — sent to the Star-Tribune late last week — cites not only the young people’s ties to Wyoming but also what they can add to a state with an aging population and a labor force that’s been depleted recently as workers leave to escape a struggling economy.
While Wyoming has one of the nation’s smaller DACA populations at 620, these are American kids nonetheless who contribute to their communities and state, and must be given a chance to continue their education and lives.
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