PRESS CALL: Rep. Joaquin Castro, Washington State Solicitor General Noah Purcell, NILC’s Marielena Hincapié React to Fifth Circuit Hearing in Texas v. United States Immigration Litigation, Discuss Results of New Survey on DACA Impacts
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Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress hosted a call on Friday, July 10 following the conclusion of the latest hearing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal battle over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s deferred action directives, known as the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, expansion and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, or DAPA. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Washington State Solicitor General Noah Purcell, National Immigration Law Center’s, or NILC’s, Executive Director Marielena Hincapié, and Center for American Progress’ Executive Vice President for Policy Carmel Martin reviewed the hearing and offered insights into the status of the lawsuit. They also discussed the results of a new nationwide survey of DACA recipients—conducted by NILC, CAP, and Tom K. Wong of the University of California, San Diego—that illustrates the program’s impact.
WHO:
Speakers:
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General
Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
Moderator:
Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy, Center for American Progress
Resource:
Philip E. Wolgin, Associate Director of Immigration, Center for American Progress
WHEN:
Friday, July 10, 2015
2:30 p.m. ET
Related resources:
- Assessing the Economic Impacts of Granting Deferred Action Through DACA and DAPA by Silva Mathema
- 5 Facts You Need to Know About Legal Challenges to Executive Action on Immigration by Silva Mathema and Philip E. Wolgin
- The Economic Benefits and Electoral Implications of DAPA by Lizet Ocampo
- What Would It Cost to Deport All 5 Million Beneficiaries of Executive Action on Immigration? by Philip E. Wolgin
- State-by-State Analysis of the Economic Impact of DACA, DAPA, and DACA Expansion by Silva Mathema
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