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Home » Press Releases » Rep. Rivera-Wagner: Bill allowing DACA recipients to earn occupational licenses, participate in our workforce passes state Assembly
MADISON — State Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) has co-authored a bill that would allow Wisconsin residents enrolled in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to obtain state occupational licenses, should they meet all other requirements. That bill, Assembly Bill 759 (AB759), passed the State Assembly today with bipartisan support. “At a time when gover...