DACA/DAPA

On Tuesday February 17, 2015, Federal District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen from Texas put a hold on President Obama' executive order on immigration. Yet this has not been an impediment for the office of Congressman Ruben Gallego to participate in community forums about DACA/DAPA. One event was host by his office’ constituent services at South Mountain High School. In which lawyers and other members of the community participated in a panel. They explained what the difference between DACA/DAPA is, along with what the potential requirements will be if the executive order is implemented. The lawyers caution about other legal representatives who may already requesting money for the process, since there currently is no process.

Another event to which we attended to was a forum presented by Lucha and other non-profit organizations. Which also focused on DACA/DAPA. They had panelist from different community organizations who presented DACA/DAPA information. Yet they also provided resources that maybe are useful of the demographic who will be benefit by DACA/DAPA. Some of these resources were scholarships, an international consulate. Overall I learned what DACA/DAPA is and how important it is to many communities in Arizona especially with Congressional District 7.