(NPR) 'Sigh Of Relief' Or 'Slippery Slope': Advocates and Opponents React To DACA Ruling

'Sigh Of Relief' Or 'Slippery Slope': Advocates and Opponents React To DACA Ruling

Students and supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) rallied in downtown Los Angeles in November 2019 as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the program. The court's ruling today will uphold DACA for now.



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'Sigh Of Relief' Or 'Slippery Slope': Advocates and Opponents React To DACA Ruling

"I couldn't believe it," says one DACA recipient. "The writing on the wall was that we were all going to be mourning and not celebrating today." Immigration opponents are blasting the decision.