Top Priority | Ideas for Human Flourishing

What is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)? Why is it leaving so many without a permanent solution and a path to get right with the law? And why can't DACA recipients just "get in line" and become legal citizens? Answers to all these questions on more on episode 007 of Top Priority.

Show Notes

Show: 007 Top Priority Podcast | History of DACA
Date Recorded: January 28, 2020
Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy 
Guests: Kevin Hernandez, Director of Policy, The Libre Initiative

Show Notes & Timestamps
  • What is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)? min [1:08]
  • How does DACA differ from the term DREAMers? min [2:25]
  • What is the origin story of the term DREAMers? min [4:15]
  • There is a misunderstanding that our Stand Together Community, as a whole, supports DACA outright, but what is the truth? min [7:27] 

DACA was never a permanent solution; it was an Executive Order, never passed into law, that leaves people in an unstable, precarious situation and does not give people a clear path to get right with the law.  

  • What is the reason DACA recipients can’t “get in line” to become legal citizens? min [12:25] 
  • What are the barriers that keep the US from achieving a permanent, legislative solution for individuals affected by DACA? min [20:04] 
  • How is the Trump Administration addressing the issue of DACA? min [23:33]
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What is Top Priority | Ideas for Human Flourishing?

We have a deep belief in people and promote ideas of human flourishing.

Top Priority is a collection of interactive, learning-oriented conversations on how the Stand Together Community engages with and advocates for solutions through the lens of our Community Vision: We transform society by breaking the internal and external barriers that prevent people from realizing their potential, enabling all people to improve their lives and find fulfillment by helping others do the same.

The Stand Together Community Vision is guided by four, mutually reinforcing principles: Equal Rights | Mutual Benefit | Openness | Self-Actualization

Explore the free and civil society through the lens of each of these four mutually reinforcing principles and stand together to help every person rise.

Top Priority is a production of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Grassroots Leadership Academy, where we make Human Flourishing a top priority.