President Morishita’s Statement on the Supreme Court DACA Decision

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  • June 17, 2020

Today, we are encouraged that the Supreme Court ruled to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). 91¶ÌÊÓƵ understands the tremendous stress our students and others in the DACA and DREAMer community have experienced as a result of this uncertainty. Next, we hope that Congress will take the necessary steps to find a pathway to citizenship in order to allow our community members the ability to continue studying and working without fear of deportation. 

Many of you have written letters, made phone calls and advocated to your members of Congress on behalf of this vital program. Together, we will keep the attention and pressure on legislators to ensure our country remains their home.

Below is a message from Chancellor Timothy White regarding the Supreme Court decision.

“The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to reject the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is a truly outstanding and welcome outcome, especially for the nearly 700,000 DACA recipients nationwide, including thousands of students and employees of the California State University (CSU). Some of the CSU’s brightest students and most dedicated employees are Dreamers and they are found on each of our 23 campuses. They, like their peers, seek a better life for themselves and their families, and they powerfully contribute to the strength of the university and their own communities through service and leadership. While this decision is an important victory, it does not protect the program from further challenge, nor does it provide a permanent solution to allow our Dreamers to achieve their aspirational goals. The CSU continues to urge Congress to take swift, bipartisan legislative action toward a much-needed permanent solution so that our Dreamers can continue to fulfill their human potential and strengthen our campuses, communities, state and nation.”