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Heinrich & Arkin’s article on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA Program addresses the current and possible future changes following the announcement of the “wind down” of the current program. The article instructs that we look ahead to examine the possible future immigration policy affecting the legal status of unauthorized immigrants. Understanding the implementation, execution, changing and outcomes of the DACA program is important for anticipating and understanding how the DAPA program and any future policy changes will unfold differently across metropolitan areas

This temporary initiative gives immigration authorities the power to grant young, undocumented immigrants the right to legally work and live in the United States for renewable two-year periods without fear of removal. DACA could help up to 5.7 million unauthorized immigrants. This number constitutes nearly half of the current unauthorized population (McHugh, 2017). After DACA's …show more content…

Accountability of the public sector is going to hit the highest levels of scrutiny (Kettl, 2017). The proposed actions or the current administration are going to cause a personnel nightmare in the public sector. An example, States cannot legalize the status of undocumented immigrants, but they may address collateral issues that stem from being undocumented. Most notably, numerous states have enacted legislation that helps overcome barriers to higher education faced by many undocumented youths. Pursuant to some state laws and policies, undocumented students may be able to attend state universities and qualify for in-state tuition. We will need to wait and see how the process will unfold. Will Congress finally reach an agreement, unlike the deadlock they had prior to President Obama’s executive order? Only time will answer that

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