Washington,
D.C.
— TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation
economy CEOs and senior executives, today joined a coalition of American entrepreneurs
and business leaders in calling on the Trump Administration to maintain the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and for Congress to pass
legislation providing Dreamers with a permanent solution to resolve their
immigration status. TechNet is a
signatory of a multi-party letter spearheaded by FWD.us.

The following statement can be
attributed to TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore:

“Punishing nearly 800,000 young people in America for the actions of their parents is not
the right way to fix our immigration system and would be disruptive to our
economy. Ending DACA without anything to
replace it would create uncertainty for nearly 800,000 hardworking young people who
have passed background checks, paid fees, and are contributing to our economy, pursuing
their studies, or even serving in our military. TechNet is proud to join this coalition of entrepreneurs
and business leaders in calling on the administration and Congress to preserve
DACA and get to work on passing a permanent legislative solution.”