Mark ZukerBerg Shows Support for DACA in fabcebook Note.

'I Stand with the Dreamers.' Mark Zuckerberg Shows Support for DACA in a Facebook Note.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook (fb, +1.34%), expressed his support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in a note published late Wednesday, calling on the Trump administration to keep the program in place, and asking Congress to pass legislation that grants legal status to qualified undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors.

“I stand with the Dreamers — the young people brought to our country by their parents,” began Zuckerberg. “Dreamers have a special love for this country because they can’t take living here for granted. They understand all the opportunities they have and want nothing more than the chance to serve their country and their community.”

He then called on President Donald Trump to “keep the DACA program in place and protect Dreamers from fear of deportation,” and for Congress to “to finally pass the Dream Act or another permanent, legislative solution that Dreamers deserve.”

They “represent the future of our country and our economy,” he concludes. “They are our friends and family, students and young leaders in our communities.”



It remains uncertain whether DACA, an Obama-era arrangement that has allowed over 800,000 young undocumented people to live and work freely in the U.S. since 2012, will be scrapped by this White House.

Zuckerberg also engaged with some of the many Facebook users commenting on his note, giving feedback to both those who agreed and disagreed with his stance.

He joins a long list of entrepreneurs, business leaders and immigrant advocates in calling for DACA’s continuation and Congressional action. Backers include tech heavyweights like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Apple CEO Tim Cook, as well as others like General Motors CEO Mary Barra and designer Diane von Furstenburg.

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Mark's post

I stand with the Dreamers -- the young people brought to our country by their parents. Many have lived here as long as they can remember. Dreamers have a special love for this country because they can't take living here for granted. They understand all the opportunities they have and want nothing more than the chance to serve their country and their community. And Dreamers deserve that chance.

We need a government that protects Dreamers. Today I join business leaders across the country in calling on our President to keep the DACA program in place and protect Dreamers from fear of deportation. We're also calling on Congress to finally pass the Dream Act or another permanent, legislative solution that Dreamers deserve.

These young people represent the future of our country and our economy. They are our friends and family, students and young leaders in our communities. I hope you will join us in speaking out. You can read our letter at: Dreamers.FWD.us/Business-Leaders.

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Top 5 Comments;

1. Why don't you stand with America? We are a united country with all backgrounds, cultures, immigrants, etc. Furthermore, we are a country of laws and welcome immigrants with a path to citizenship. You can preach unity and community all you want ; however, you have to have laws. Before all the hateful and negative comments start flowing... I do love the fact that we are a nation of immigrants. We just need to follow our laws and we need to insist others do as well.
   
2. I was born here of American parents and wanted to go to college more than anything in the world. But we could not afford it. My life would have been do different. I was in the top ten percentile in my school. My daughter and grandaughter owe student loans. Why do they get to go for free just by virtue of being here unknowingly illegal?
   
3. Immigrants who are honest hardworking, this country needs. The ones who do harm to the people could go back to where they came from.
   If they have been here for so long how come they have not done the work to become CITIZEN'S
   
4. Respect your brilliance, but why did they never dream to apply for citizenship? It is a process but something they can easily accomplish if they understand all the opportunities you mention. I would love to see liberal reaction if the shoe was on the other foot because it is just double standard after double standard after double standard when a Republican is in office.
   
5. Mark, the problem I have with dreamers or anybody who has come to this country illegally is that they or their parents broke our laws. If I break a law, I have to pay a fine, do service time or jail time and may have to make restitution. I fail to understand why one of group or groups of individuals are singled out for special treatment and others are made to pay. When laws are not enforced equally to all, is the beginning of breaking down of that society. That being said, I would strongly encourage you to use what ever influence you may have to get the immigrations updated/changed.