--- title: DACA: Artists Support Dreamers With Spotify Playlist description: Daddy Yankee, Demi Lovato, Khalid and more share messages and music in a new Spotify playlist supporting the Dreamers facing deportation canonical: https://time.com/4927825/spotify-dreamer-playlist-daca/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-05T19:14:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:33:02.330Z og:title: Artists Support Dreamers With Heartfelt Spotify Playlist og:description: Daddy Yankee, Demi Lovato, Khalid and more contribute to a new Spotify playlist og:url: https://time.com/4927825/spotify-dreamer-playlist-daca/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46758a09d8cf8d09/6988dc6f8fd2ee67dd358b62/camila-cabello.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2017 Billboard Music Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Artists Support Dreamers With Heartfelt Spotify Playlist twitter:description: Daddy Yankee, Demi Lovato, Khalid and more contribute to a new Spotify playlist twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46758a09d8cf8d09/6988dc6f8fd2ee67dd358b62/camila-cabello.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:51 video:published: 2017-09-05 section: politics topics: DACA, immigration policy, executive authority, constitutional law, rule of law, Department of Justice, Obama Administration, immigration enforcement genre: news, policy announcement tones: formal, firm, authoritative emotions: determination (high), confidence (medium), pride (low) sentiment: neutral audience: policy followers, voters, immigration advocates, legal professionals people: Jeff Sessions organizations: Trump Administration, Department of Justice, Obama Administration content_suitability: politics [00:00-00:51] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # 'They Have Our Support.' 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The Trump Administration has decided to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces that the Trump Administration is rescinding the DACA program, which was put in place under the Obama Administration. He argues that the program was an unconstitutional exercise of executive authority that circumvented immigration laws. Sessions states that the Department of Justice cannot defend the program and frames the decision as upholding the constitutional order and the rule of law. ## Key points - The DACA program, put in place under the Obama Administration, is being rescinded. (00:00) - Sessions says the program was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch. (00:07) - Sessions says the program was an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws. (00:07) - Sessions says it is his duty as attorney general to ensure that the laws of the United States are enforced. (00:31) - Sessions says the Constitutional Order must be upheld and linked to the foundation of American freedom, safety and prosperity. (00:15) - Sessions states that the Department of Justice cannot defend the program as an overreach. (00:40) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:31] Announcement and legal reasoning against DACA. Sessions announces the rescission of DACA and argues it was an unconstitutional exercise of executive authority. - [00:31 to 00:51] Attorney general's duty and DOJ position. Sessions describes his duty to enforce the law and states the Justice Department will not defend the program. ## Key quotes - [00:00] Jeff Sessions: "The program known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama Administration is being rescinded." - [00:07] Jeff Sessions: "was an unconstitutional excercise of authority by the executive branch." - [00:31] Jeff Sessions: "As attorney general, it is my duty to ensure that the laws of the United States are enforced" - [00:40] Jeff Sessions: "the Department of Justice cannot defend this overreach." ## Questions this video answers - Why is the DACA program being rescinded? [00:00] - What legal reason does the administration give for ending DACA? [00:07] - What is the attorney general's stated duty regarding federal laws? [00:31] - Will the Department of Justice defend the DACA program? [00:40] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-00:51]: Discusses a contentious immigration policy decision and a claim of unconstitutional executive action.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 5, 2017 7:14 PM UTC The Trump Administration has decided to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 5, 2017 7:14 PM UTC In a new playlist compiled by Spotify, artists including [Daddy Yankee](http://time.com/4888128/youtube-most-viewed-video/), Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello and [Khalid](http://time.com/4728284/how-khalid-makes-music/) have contributed heartfelt messages of support to “Dreamers” impacted by President Trump’s decision to rescind an Obama-era policy offering legal protection to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. “As an immigrant who came to the U.S. as a child, I know what it’s like to struggle and to never take any opportunity that came my way for granted,” Cabello says in her audio clip; she has [previously spoken](http://time.com/4497498/fifth-harmony-camila-cabello-immigration-essay/) about her status as a Cuban-Mexican immigrant. “I stand with Dreamers, who have fought so hard to be recognized as the Americans they are.” Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program by executive order in 2012\. The program currently benefits about 800,000 people who could face deportation when it is revoked in six months. “With having lived in a border city, I have so many friends whose families could possibly lose their legal status in the country that they grew up in,” [Khalid](http://time.com/4785875/best-albums-2017-so-far/item/khalid-american-teen/) states. (He hails from El Paso, Texas.) “Please stand for the Dreamers and let them know that they are not alone, and that they have our support.” Everything from Yankee’s “Despacito” to Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry,” to Cabello’s “Havana” made the list, interspersed with soundbites from further multicultural artists and allies like Logic, Jared Leto, [Becky G](http://time.com/collection-post/4710648/becky-g-power-rangers-actor/) and Latin pop star Juanes. The playlist — audio messages included — lives at a site called [“No Moment for Silence,”](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Y131BEhOqlXtn?domain=nomomentforsilence.com) which will exist as an “ongoing platform for breaking news around social issues,” according to Spotify. Right now, the playlist is stocked with an eclectic mix of tunes from the likes of Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Pitbull, all united in themes of strength through unity, overcoming challenges, and celebrating difference. ## Transcript [00:00] The program known as DACA that was effectuated [00:04] under the Obama Administration is being rescinded. [00:07] Such an open end and circunvation of immigration laws [00:11] was an unconstitutional excercise of authority by the [00:15] executive branch. We inherited from our founders and [00:18] have advanced And unsurpassed legal heritage. Which [00:23] is the foundation of our freedom, our safety and our [00:26] prosperity. As attorney general, it is my duty to [00:31] ensure that the laws of the United States are enforced [00:35] and that the Constitutional Order is upheld. Simply put, [00:40] if we are to further our goal of strengthening the [00:43] constitutional order and the rule of law in America, the [00:47] Department of Justice cannot defend this overreach. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4927825/spotify-dreamer-playlist-daca/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4927825/spotify-dreamer-playlist-daca/"},"headline":"'They Have Our Support.' 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