The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) created this set of policy principles, which include a clear path to citizenship; advancement of the health, educational success, and economic security of children and their families; and promotion of family unity and child wellbeing in immigration policy.
To date, the organizations below have committed to advancing the wellbeing of children by urging Congress and the Administration to incorporate these principles in policy decisions:
By Celeste Dorantes History of Exclusion In 2012, the Obama Administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to work and live in the Read more…
For the past twelve years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — immigrants who entered the country as children — to go to school, work, and Read more…
This fact sheet was updated on August 27, 2024. Children Thrive Action Network partnered with The Ohio Immigrant Alliance to bring attention to the harms of deportation on children. Children and young people from communities of Read more…