Telecom, Tech CEOs Join Others in Urging Congress to Pass Permanent Bipartisan DACA Fix

Telecom and tech CEOs joined other business leaders in urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation immediately that would permanently allow "Dreamers who are currently living, working and contributing to our communities to continue doing so." A Verizon release Wednesday called attention to a letter, which was signed by its CEO Lowell McAdam and more than 100 other corporate executives, including the CEOs of AT&T, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google. "The imminent termination of the [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] program is creating an impending crisis for workforces across the country. It is critical that Congress act to pass legislation before January 19th. This window of action leaves only 45 days for implementation prior to March 5th," they wrote the Senate and House Republican and Democratic leaders. "In addition to causing a tremendous upheaval in the lives of DACA employees, failure to act in time will lead to businesses losing valuable talent, cause disruptions in the workforce, and will result in significant costs. Studies by economists across the ideological spectrum have also determined that if Congress fails to act our economy could lose $215 billion in GDP."