Austin Mayor Steve Adler joined 30 other mayors and county executives from across the country in their request that President Barack Obama boost his support for immigrant families.
In a letter addressed to the President, the local leaders, all members of Cities for Action, a coalition of over 100 U.S. mayors and county executives, urged Obama and his administration to not only continue his support for immigrant families, but take additional steps to ensure their protection after his term ends on Jan. 20.
“As Mayor of Austin—as well as a former national board member of the Anti-Defamation League—I am proud that America cannot and will not use its power to persecute people based on their religion,” Adler said in a press release. “In fact, I always thought that truth was self-evident.”
The letter asks Obama to strengthen support for young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA—a policy Obama started in 2012 that protects certain, minor undocumented immigrants from deportation and provides eligibility for a work permit—by accepting early DACA renewal applications and ensuring timely processing by the United States Center for Immigration Services.
