Immigrant 'Dreamers' in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=49701"><span class="small">Miriam Jordan, The New York Times</span></a>

Saturday, 22 August 2020 14:04

Jordan writes: "Nattily dressed in a sports coat and slacks, David Rodriguez took a seat in the front row to hear a presentation about an internship opportunity at Procter & Gamble, the consumer giant."

David Rodriguez, a DACA recipient from Venezuela, received a rejection letter from one company after revealing his immigration status. (photo: Maria Alejandra Cardona/NYT)

Immigrant 'Dreamers' in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away

By Miriam Jordan, The New York Times

22 August 20

President Trump hopes to end DACA, which has granted employment authorization to thousands of young immigrants. Already, some large employers are refusing to hire them.

attily dressed in a sports coat and slacks, David Rodriguez took a seat in the front row to hear a presentation about an internship opportunity at Procter & Gamble, the consumer giant.

What he heard excited him, said Mr. Rodriguez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was studying business at Florida International University. The company valued diversity. It aimed to hire interns as full-time employees after they graduated. But when he applied, one question on the form stumped him: �Are you currently a U.S. citizen or national, OR an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, OR a refugee, OR an individual granted asylum?�

He was none of these things. He informed the company that he was a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, under which he and thousands of other young immigrants have permission to work legally in the country.

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