Rep. Judy Chu asks President Obama to protect the information of ‘Dreamers’ before Trump takes office
*It’s within his power to do this. I’m positive it would p.o. Trump and it would add a layer of security for DREAMers. VL
By Sarah D. Wire. Los Angeles Times (1.5 minute read)
With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to deport thousands of people in the country illegally, Rep. Judy Chu on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to protect the names of “Dreamers,” people brought to the country illegally as children who applied for temporary status in the United States.
Trump is expected to unwind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program created by President Obama that gave temporary legal status to Dreamers.
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Chu’s staff said she’s talking with the Obama administration and federal agencies to determine . . . what might be done to make it more difficult to use the information to identify people in the country illegally.
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