WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors of the bill, Representatives Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09), and co-leads, Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Lou Correa (D-CA-46), Judy Chu (D-CA-28), and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03). The bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act would provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, undocumented immigrants and children who have lived a majority of their lives in the United States and who are embedded in our country’s social and economic fabric. It would also include increased access to citizenship for recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries.  The legislation has been cosponsored by 201 Members of Congress, including all the bill leads, and has been endorsed by nearly 120 organizations, including the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) – a multi-ethnic, multiracial coalition of 86 of the nation’s largest immigrant and refugee rights organizations with reach across over 42 states.

As an organization working toward an inclusive and participatory democracy, where immigrants, refugees, and all people can achieve their full social and economic potential and thrive, NPNA proudly endorses the American Dream and Promise Act.

Said Nicole Melaku, NPNA executive director, “Migration is a natural human phenomenon, yet millions of immigrants in the U.S. face institutional barriers, limited opportunities, and fear-driven policies that destabilize communities and harm economies. Our current anti-immigrant and enforcement-based policy agendas are separating families, denying asylum rights, and un-documenting millions of people who have built careers, pursued education, and contributed to their communities. To build a strong, inclusive democracy for us all, we must prioritize keeping families together, removing barriers to citizenship, and ultimately pass the American Dream and Promise Act. Members of Congress: The time for durable solutions is now.”

The Dream and Promise Act makes economic sense and offers a bold, proactive defense against anti-immigrant policymaking. DACA and TPS recipients make major economic and fiscal contributions each year, and access to citizenship would expand those contributions and ensure their permanency. For example, DACA recipients pay approximately $6.2 billion in federal taxes and $3.3 billion in state and local taxes annually. The Center for American Progress estimates that the national GDP could grow by $799 billion over the next decade if DACA recipients alone were provided a pathway to citizenship. Economic models show that a pathway to citizenship would increase wages for all workers in the U.S. and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. It is estimated that DACA recipients in 2022 collectively earned nearly $27.9 billion and contributed nearly $2.1 billion to Social Security and Medicare, despite not being eligible for these benefits under current law.

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The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is a multi-ethnic, multiracial coalition of 83 of the nation’s largest immigrant and refugee rights organizations with reach across over 42 states. Together with our members, we advance immigrant and refugee equity and inclusion, build and expand immigration legal services and integration programming capacity, and drive campaigns that strengthen democracy through increased civic participation. See our website for more information at partnershipfornewamericans.org