The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program allowed young people who had either entered or remained in the U.S. without a visa to receive a work permit and a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation. As of 2017, approximately 800,000 individuals — often referred to as Dreamers — were enrolled in DACA. This event will highlight the integration and political mobilization of the Dreamers, as well as the significant challenges that they face as a result of President Trump’s decision to rescind the program. Agenda: 9:30 a.m. – Welcome Remarks 9:40 a.m. – “The Integration of DACA Recipients: What We’ve Gained and What We Stand to Lose” 10:10 a.m. – Panel on “Voices from the Dreamers in California” 11 a.m. – Coffee break

• Rafael Fernández de Castro, Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies

• Tom K. Wong, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego

• Verónica Benitez, UC San Diego
• Paris Salgado, UC Irvine School of Law
• Moderator: Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa, USMEX Fellow

• Julia Preston, Contributing Writer, The Marshall Project; Former National Immigration Correspondent, The New York Times