Over 200 people circled the Santa Barbara County Courthouse’s entrance Friday in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The speakers, who included community members, students, and politicians, gave remarks on how they would support the undocumented immigrant community in the county and beyond.
Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) spoke near the end of the event, when he promised his support to DACA recipients.
“We have a president who is running on xenophobia,” Carbajal said. “He is coming after the Dreamers … because it’ll boost his numbers and popularity with his base.”