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SALINAS >> Two Hartnell College students expressed their hopes and fears Saturday about President Trump's order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program at a news conference called by Rep. Jimmy Panetta.
Katherine Hernandez, originally from El Salvador, and Adriana Gonzalez, formerly of Mexico, spoke after opening statements by Panetta.
About 60 people attended the event at the Salinas community college.
After President Trump ordered to end DACA, leaving the lives of almost 900,000 people in the hands of Congress, Rep. Jimmy Panetta tried to shine some light on the issue and bring some calm to a nervous community at Hartnell College on Saturday.
DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, provides temporary legal status for those brought to the country illegally as children.
SALINAS, Calif. - Congressman Jimmy Panetta held a news conference at Hartnell College in Salinas on Saturday. He addressed President Trump's recent decision to end DACA, saying he has faith in congress.
Panetta says he hopes congress will pass a long-term solution to give Dreamers the opportunity to give back to their communities. During the conference two DACA recipients spoke out about their experiences in the United States. Both saying they would not be where they are today if it were not for DACA.
Monterey >> When Leon Panetta and a bipartisan coalition in Congress established the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 25 years ago, it protected the large swath of the Pacific Ocean off the Central Coast from oil and gas exploration while solidifying decades of conservation efforts into federal law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in response to Dole Berry Company's announcement that they are closing their Watsonville, California facility, eliminating over 400 jobs:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, otherwise known as DACA:
WASHINGTON — Several members of California's congressional delegation slammed the Trump administration's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday as they returned to Washington after a month-long recess.
With nearly 223,000 recipients of DACA protections, Californians constitute one in four of its beneficiaries. The decision split the Republican caucus with some supporting the decision based on their view of the constitutionality of the 2102 executive action, but some opposed.
SALINAS >> Immigrant rights activists had been expecting President Donald Trump would end a popular program to give temporary legal status to "dreamers."
So when the announcement was finally made early Tuesday, reaction was quick to follow. Many denounced Trump's actions as "callous," "immoral," and "devastating."
Politicians representing San Benito County voters spoke out Sept. 5 against new information put out by the Trump administration related to undocumented children who have immigrated with their families to America. Assemblywoman Anna Caballero stated in a news release, "I am saddened by the news that the Trump administration will end DACA." Caballero was referring to Reform of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Dreamers are younger undocumented immigrants who typically came in to the country with their parents.