Sarape Sashes and the Dreamers – Celebrating Graduation Despite DACA Uncertainty

Sarape Sashes and the Dreamers – Celebrating Graduation Despite DACA Uncertainty

PBS.org, a reputable news organization, has posted a very interesting article on their website regarding young undocumented immigrants who are studying towards a degree in the many colleges and universities in the United States. The students were originally part of the Obama DACA program, but under the current Trump Administration their future as students in the United States is now uncertain.

We invite all readers to check out the full article on the PBS.org website at the web address that we included at the bottom of this article, and below we report some of the most meaningful snippets taken from the original article that we believe our readers will find interesting.

…They knew the political winds were shifting; they might not make it to graduation before the new administration ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the status that protected them from deportation and gave them access to driver’s licenses and work permits that, in turn, helped make it possible for them to pay for college…

…Eighteen months later, Maldonado, now 22, walked across the stage at Boone Convocation Center, where the small, private college’s graduation had been moved from the outdoors due to a steady drizzle over Nashville. That same day, the hashtag #undocugrad began trending on Twitter all over the country as DACA students and in robes and mortarboards shared photos of tearful joy and hugs…

…Not only have these DACA students persevered to graduate from college; as the school year comes to an end, signs have emerged that still more will enroll and many already there will stay. This despite the DACA program’s precarious future, teetering between President Donald Trump’s threats to shut it down and federal court decisions that have so far blocked him…

Sarape Sashes Supports All Students

In the PBS article, and across social media, many of these DACA students are seen wearing Sarape Sashes graduation stoles, and the entire team at SarapeSashes.com couldn’t be prouder. We are glad that these students have chosen Sarape Sashes as their graduation sash and we wish them good luck and success wherever their future may lead them.

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PBS Original Article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/dreamers-celebrate-graduation-despite-daca-uncertainty