Sen. Carpenter: Senate advances legislation permitting DACA recipients to obtain professional licenses

(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s unexpected action yesterday to pass 2025 Assembly Bill 759, which would expand eligibility to receive occupational credentials to recipients of deferred action under the federal Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, also known as “Dreamers”: “The passage of legislation to...