The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing next week to address the long-term implications of immigration, in response to President Trump’s rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program earlier this week.
The hearing, titled “The Long-term Impact of Immigration: Exploring Reforms to our Nation’s Guest Worker Programs and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Their Potential Impact on the American Economy and Local Communities,” will be held Sept. 13.
Witnesses include Michael Dougherty, assistant secretary for border, immigration, and trade at the Homeland Security Department; John Martin, senior policy adviser at the Labor Department; and Randel Johnson, senior vice president of labor, immigration, and employee benefits at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday DACA would be rolled back under the Trump administration within six months, allowing Congress time to pass legislation.
Former President Barack Obama established DACA through an executive order in 2012. It applies to approximately 800,000 illegal immigrants ages 15-36 who arrived in the U.S. when they were minors.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that Trump would like to pass a more complete immigration bill that acknowledges immigration issues outside of DACA.
“We can’t just have one tweak to the immigration system,” Sanders told reporters Tuesday.
“We want responsible immigration reform, and that would be part of that package and part of that process,” she added.
