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To the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ Community:

I am gravely disappointed in today’s White House decision to end a program that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children to fulfill their dream of a college education without fear of deportation.

Abandoning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program runs counter to the . 

Turning our backs on these students is not who we are. At °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ, we open our doors to the world and give the best and brightest a chance to shine, no matter where they happened to be born.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ is home to a dedicated community of DACA students from across the globe, including Latin America, China and the Philippines. Our AB 540 and Undocumented Student Center is a model of empowerment, opportunity and equity.

These students — many of whom are the first in their families to attend a college — contribute to our rich diversity of cultures and perspectives that is integral to our success as a global university. They are paving a future for themselves and their families so they can give back to our society. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ graduates who were protected from deportation under DACA have blossomed with careers in medicine, law, social work and much more. 

I stand firmly in support of these students and call on Congress to rise in defense of the DACA program to immediately pass bipartisan legislation that would provide a permanent solution for our students.

Keep the American Dream alive, for all.

Gary S. May
Chancellor