Scott joins call for Congress to make DACA program permanent

Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott is part of a bipartisan group of governors calling on Congress to continue protections for unauthorized immigrants who came to the United States as children.
President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, in September. The program, which President Barack Obama established in 2012 by executive order, allowed eligible immigrants to work legally.
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