Cummins is opposed to plans by the Trump Administration to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger issued the following statement on Tuesday:

“The decision by the Trump Administration to rescind DACA is discriminatory, harmful and sets our country back. These young people deserve every opportunity to continue living, working, and thriving in the United States – for nearly all of them the U.S. is the only country they have ever known. This is their home.

Dreamers are our colleagues, our friends and our neighbors. They strengthen our country through daily contributions to our companies, our universities and our communities. We have a moral obligation to help these young people, protect them from living in fear, and to prevent families from being torn apart.

Cummins stands in full support of Dreamers and we ask Congress to take immediate action to pass the Dream Act or find a permanent legislative solution to support these young people before anyone is affected by this decision.

We hope that Americans speak out and make it clear to Congress and the President that we stand with the Dreamers.”

The Trump Administration made the decision to phase out DACA after coming to the conclusion that the program superseded immigration law and was an abuse of the Executive Branch. In announcing the decision, the administration noted that there is a six-month period before DACA is completely rescinded, in order to give Congress time to pass a legislative solution.