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Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients' work fighting coronavirus
USA Today
April 20, 2020
The high court agrees to consider a supplemental filing regarding the real-world consequences of the COVID-19 global health crisis and the life-sustaining role of nearly 30,000 DACA recipients on the front lines.
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‘Dreamers’ risk lives on pandemic’s front lines while they await a decision on their own futures
The Washington Post
April 17, 2020
An estimated 29,000 health workers could lose their work permits if the Supreme Court ends the program for undocumented workers brought here as children.
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Federal research is the key to solving the COVID-19 crisis
Inside Higher Ed
April 7, 2020
Now is the time to invest even more in it, write UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Health Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie L. Byington in a new op-ed.
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Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation
Politico
March 31, 2020
The number of critically ill patients on site has not surged, said Jahan Fahimi, medical director of the emergency department at UC San Francisco's Parnassus campus. “Something is working.”
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‘Dreamers’ tell Supreme Court ending DACA during pandemic would be ‘catastrophic’
The New York Times
March 30, 2020
A filing on Friday urged the Supreme Court to consider the nearly 27,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers who work in health care, many on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.