Leaders at Salt Lake Community College said a recent federal court ruling, calling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful, is disappointing but not surprising.
Santoyo said the SLCC Dream Center’s work will continue regardless of what happens. If DACA were ever rescinded permanently, she said, the center’s future would be dire because the problems young immigrants would face would outpace the center’s ability to help.
Both Reyna Rivarola and Santoyo say they are skeptical that DACA will survive in the courts — and what appears a likely vote by the U.S. Supreme Court. They are hopeful, though, that current recipients will continue to be protected if the program is struck down. Santoyo said she is working with colleagues to develop an independent contractor system that would allow students without work permits to receive compensation for completed projects. The implementation of this system, however, will take time.
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