Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ Still Getting Work Permits Under Trump
- Immigrants who arrived in U.S. as children can still apply
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President Donald Trump’s administration is continuing to grant work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children, despite his campaign promise to “immediately terminate” the program.
The permits allow the immigrants to legally hold jobs, protect their employers against sanctions and open up broader economic opportunities to a group of people who otherwise would likely be relegated to the shadow economy because of their unlawful presence in the country.