Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and co-Founder of the immigration advocacy group FWD.us, signed a brief on Tuesday asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of Pres. Obama’s executive amnesty, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).
The brief was signed by Zuckerberg and 63 other companies and individuals, many of the signers also founded and support FWD.us, which fights for increasing immigration, specifically increasing H-1B visa caps. FWD.us also supported Sen. Schumer and Rubio’s Gang of Eight bill in 2013. Many high tech companies including Facebook, Hewlett Packard, and Disney have used H-1B visas to bring in cheap, foreign labor to replace American workers.
House Republicans are expected to also file a brief with the Supreme Court against DAPA, saying that Pres. Obama overstepped his authority by issuing an executive action that would change current immigration laws.
DAPA would provide approximately 5 million illegal aliens access to work permits and social security cards, which would qualify them for other state and federal benefits including welfare, essentially granting them legal status. In February 2015 Texas and 25 other states filed a lawsuit that has stopped the executive action from taking effect.
The Supreme Court is expected to start hearing the case in April with a ruling expected in June.
Read more on the brief at Fusion.net.
