Jeff Bezos Jumps Into ‘Dreamer’ Fight With Gift for Scholarships
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Jeff Bezos Jumps Into ‘Dreamer’ Fight With Gift for Scholarships
Uncertainty continued to swirl around the program this week, with a federal judge ruling
that the Trump administration must maintain it as a legal fight over the president’s decision proceeds and Mr. Trump sending mixed signals about his willingness to strike a deal with Congress that would offer Dreamers a path to citizenship
SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, on Friday injected himself into one of the most contentious political debates in the United States, announcing
that he and his wife had donated $33 million to a college scholarship program geared toward young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
The group said the donation, the largest in its history, would finance scholarships for 1,000 high school graduates who have
been allowed to stay in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
Uncertainty continued to swirl around the program this week, with a federal judge ruling
that the Trump administration must maintain it as a legal fight over the president’s decision proceeds and Mr. Trump sending mixed signals about his willingness to strike a deal with Congress that would offer Dreamers a path to citizenship
SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, on Friday injected himself into one of the most contentious political debates in the United States, announcing
that he and his wife had donated $33 million to a college scholarship program geared toward young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.
The group said the donation, the largest in its history, would finance scholarships for 1,000 high school graduates who have
been allowed to stay in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.