Dreamers

US House has passed key bills that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, some migrant farmworkers and children whose parents immigrated legally to the country

Google said that it would donate $250,000 grants as application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking employment under the US government program- the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Over 170 new applicants have become the first individuals in several years to win approval to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme for immigrants

Court challenges to the phase-out of the program have now risen to the top court, whose justices will take stock of the issue during oral arguments

More than 100 corporate leaders and other prominent figures have called on US lawmakers to protect immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children. In an open letter to Congress, the heads of General Motors, Facebook, Coca Cola, Apple, Amazon, Google, AT&T and Microsoft, among others, Monday said these immigrants, known as "Dreamers," were a boon to the US economy and a dedicated workforce. "These are our friends, neighbors and co-workers and they should not have to wait for court cases to be decided to determine their fate when Congress can act now," the executives said in the letter, which appeared a full-page ad in The New York Times on Monday. In a campaign lasting nearly 20 years, activists have pressed for lawmakers to pass legislation, known as the DREAM Act, that would make the "Dreamers" legal US residents, and create a path to citizenship. Former president Barack Obama allowed more than 700,000 Dreamers to apply for protection from deportation, and to work .

A signup form for the group said 72% of the top 25 Fortune 500 companies employ DACA recipients