Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Voices Statement on the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
Voices for Utah Children strongly supports and urges Congress to pass the Dream and Promise Act of 2025. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers reintroduced this bill on February 26, 2025, to ensure security and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Liliana Bolaños
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices Urges Utah’s Congressional Members To Take Action After The 5th Circuit’s Decision On DACA
Statement on the Fifth Circuit Court Decision in Texas v. United States Voices for Utah Children is disappointed with the ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling largely upheld the lower courts’ decision that the Deferred Action for...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices for Utah Children Statement on DACA Ruling
We are disappointed and disheartened by the ruling from U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen no longer allowing new applications to be approved. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has allowed more than 600,000 immigrants, including...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Today we are celebrating nine years of DACA by sharing more information about this program and HR6: The Dream and Promise Act. Who are Dreamers? Dreamers are immigrant youth, who entered the U.S. before their 18th birthday. This name comes from the...
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- Author: Abigail Pina & Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Senator Mitt Romney, We Urge You To Take Action On Major Immigration Reform!
Senator Mitt Romney Washington, DC 20510 April 1, 2021 Dear Senator Mitt Romney: Last week, two major immigration bills HR6: The Dream and Promise Act and HR1603: The Farmworker Modernization Act passed the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives!...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices' Statement on Supreme Court's ruling regarding DACA
“We commend the Supreme Court’s decision finding the current administrations rescission of DACA as unlawful. We fully support the diverse group of more than 700,000 young immigrants (Dreamers) who are instrumental to our society including the...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
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100% Kids Covered: Karina the Dreamer
Karina is a Dreamer who was born in Puebla, Mexico. Her family immigrated to the U.S. when she was twelve years old. She is now eighteen, a first-year student at Salt Lake Community College, and is studying to become a Physician Assistant. I was able...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
