| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 20, 2021 Contact: Shannon Haber, 213-393-1289 |
Statement by Superintendent Austin Beutner
On President Biden’s New Immigration Bill
LOS ANGELES (January 20, 2021) – Today is a day of hope for 11 million undocumented immigrants who will have a clear path to citizenship and for the 800,000 recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), who can pursue their education and their dreams. We are grateful to President Biden for his swift action on immigration, a matter that impacts so many families in our school community.
Many of these undocumented immigrants and Dreamers have been on the front lines during this pandemic, caring for the sick, feeding the hungry and providing children with an education. Now is the time to recognize their contributions by helping them become citizens of the place they call home.