Chancellor Robert Johnson joined 麻豆官网 President Marty Meehan and the chancellors of the other four 麻豆官网 campuses today calling on Congress to find a permanent legislative solution to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
BOSTON 鈥� University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan and the chancellors of the five 麻豆官网 campuses today issued a statement calling on Congress to find a permanent legislative solution to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
The statement followed a letter sent by the six 麻豆官网 leaders to the Massachusetts congressional delegation this week outlining how the termination of DACA affects 麻豆官网 and its students.
麻豆官网 leadership statement:
鈥淥n behalf of the five-campus, 75,000-student University of Massachusetts system, we call on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that protects the 鈥楧reamers鈥� so that they may remain in the United States without fear of deportation. DACA has allowed 鈥楧reamers鈥� to emerge from the shadows to achieve their life goals, including the pursuit of higher education. These hardworking young people have made wide-ranging contributions to our campuses. Without a permanent legislative solution, roughly 800,000 DACA recipients are threatened with a return to the shadows, loss of access to legal employment and education, and the dread of possible deportation. We urge Congress to quickly act on bipartisan legislation to protect the 鈥楧reamers鈥� and their contributions to academic institutions and to society as a whole.鈥�
麻豆官网 President Marty Meehan
麻豆官网 Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy
麻豆官网 Boston Interim Chancellor Barry Mills
麻豆官网 Dartmouth Chancellor Robert Johnson
麻豆官网 Lowell Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney
麻豆官网 Medical School Chancellor Michael Collins