Dreamer relief coming in August

from Mahwish, America’s Voice Education Fund

This August, Mandeep Chahal and her fellow DREAMers will be able to start applying for temporary legal status because of a new policy announced by President Obama.

Just last year, Mandeep, a college honors student, was nearly deported. Now, not only can she finally live without the fear of being separated from her family and friends, but she’s on the verge of being able to work and get a driver’s license.

Click here for a message from Mandeep about how the new policy will change her life.

Do you remember the excitement when we stopped Mandeep’s deportation? Together, we rallied with her friends and family to demand that immigration officials stop her deportation, and -- just hours before her 1:00 am flight to India -- we won!

Though it was an exhilarating moment, we knew that Mandeep’s life was still on hold and that she wouldn't be able to work. Additionally, there were millions of young people who, like Mandeep, needed relief.

You and DREAM leaders around the nation demanded that President Obama allow all DREAMers to apply to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. And when President Obama made his announcement last month, we won the biggest victory the immigration reform movement has seen in 25 years.

Eventually, an estimated 1.4 million DREAMers will benefit from temporary legal status for at least two years, during which time we will fight tirelessly for permanent reform.

That wouldn’t have happened without your commitment to some of our society’s most cherished principles: fairness and opportunity.

We will need to make sure that the new policy is implemented correctly, and we must keep fighting for a permanent pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and their families. In the meantime, be sure to check out Mandeep’s message.

Thanks,
Mahwish
America’s Voice Education Fund