Immigration Reform Could Play A Big Role In November. What Else Are Latino Voters Watching?

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,

Published June 23, 2020 at 11:44 AM EDT

Laura GarduÃ±o Garcia organized a march in Greensboro in 2017 after President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. She expected to hold another march last week and was surprised when the Supreme Court ruled Trump's order as unlawful.

Laura Garduño Garcia organized a march in Greensboro in 2017 after President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. She expected to hold another march last week and was surprised when the Supreme Court ruled Trump's order as unlawful.

Last Monday opened the beginning of a tense week for many U.S. immigrants. Then, relief: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects over 600,000 people in the country from deportation.

Host Frank Stasio talks about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the upcoming presidential election with Laura Garduño Garcia, community organizer for Siembra NC, and Geraldo Cadava, assistant professor of history at Northwestern University.

In 2017 President Donald Trump announced his administration would rescind the DACA program, but the court ruled that his process in doing so violated federal law. The future of the program remains uncertain, and its fate may depend on who holds presidential office.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Laura Garduño Garcia, a DACA recipient and a community organizer with the immigrant rights group Siembra NC, about her reactions to the Supreme Court decision and the uncertain future of the program.

Stasio also speaks to Geraldo Cadava, an associate professor of history at Northwestern University, about the reactions of more conservative Latino voters and the implications for the November election. Some Latino voters have stayed with Republican candidates over the years despite anti-immigrant policies, but a growing young Latino electorate could sway November’s election toward the Democratic candidate.