An estimated 27,000 DACA recipients work in the health care field.
USA TODAY spoke withlast month in California, Florida, Texas and in the suburbs of New York City, where the coronavirus has hit hardest. Some faced a shortage of personal protective equipment, often wearing the same masks for an entire hospital shift. Others were well-supplied but nervous nonetheless.President Barack Obama created the program in 2012 after failing to get a more ambitious plan through Congress.
The Trump administration was prodded into curtailing the program when Texas threatened a lawsuit. Federal courts from California to New York stepped in, leaving the program in place and setting up the Supreme Court showdown. During oral argument in November, the court's conservative majority appeared likely to side with the administration. If the justices simply refuse to overrule the Department of Homeland Security's decision, a new president just as easily could renew the program. If they declare the entire program unlawful, Congress would have to enact legislation to replace it.
In legal papers submitted last October, the Association of American Medical Colleges cited federal warnings about"the risk of a pandemic" as a reason to keep DACA recipients contributing to a"robust health workforce." "Infectious diseases can spread around the globe in a matter of days due to increased urbanization and international travel," the group warned."These conditions pose a threat to America’s health security – its preparedness for and ability to withstand incidents with public-health consequences."
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