ASAHP was one of seventy-seven organization that urged the Administration and Congressional leadership to take regulatory or legislative action to maintain work authorization for individuals currently in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status during the COVID-19 national emergency. Nearly 30,000 DACA recipients work as health care professionals across the United States. Rescinding DACA and the corresponding work authorizations for these providers would reduce our nation’s health care capacity at a time we can ill-afford to lose valuable personnel. The COVID-19 pandemic also illuminates longstanding social, economic, and health inequities in the United States that DACA can help address.
The letter may be accessed here.