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DACA Gave Me a Little Bit of Faith in Humanity

Maria Ibarra, a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy and former Jesuit Volunteer reflects on the U.S. House of Representative's recent vote to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Jesuit Organizations Release Toolkit on Advocacy for Rights of Unaccompanied Children from Central America

The U.S. Jesuit Conference, Jesuit Refugee Service USA and the Ignatian Solidarity Network have released a “Toolkit for Advocating for the Rights of Unaccompanied Children and Families Fleeing Central America.”
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DACA: House Members Have Made a Selfish Decision That Harms Everyone

Ultimately without DACA I would not be able to provide for my family and thus my parents would not have a home, I would not be able to travel more freely within the U.S. for my job and I would not have been able to think about savings and building wealth for my future. Without DACA I would not have thought about the possibility of traveling abroad, and quite frankly I would not be fighting alongside my community because I would have had to drop everything to work and survive alongside my family.