DACA means the world to me. It’s more than just a policy, it’s a policy that’s helping me and other live the American Dream, that our parents risk their lives for. It’s crazy to believe that back into 2014, I only believed in finishing high school and then working for the rest of my life at a job that I knew I was not going to love, but now I’m in Ephraim, Utah studying till 4 a.m. for my finals. If it wasn’t for DACA, I would not have been in my second year of college learning about something that I’m truly invested in. I have been able to expand my education further than ever. I hope to graduate in the spring of 2019 with my associate of science degree, then transfer to any University that accepts me. In the state of Utah, it’s hard to be …show more content…
With all these lives that the policy was helping, we were able to change the world by living the American Dreams that our parents came for. As DACA started growing rapidly, it started to become a vast controversial topic on why it is acceptable for immigrants to have those types of benefits or any benefits at all. DACA is effective because, its impacting the economy, and also since the economy is rising so were all the other opportunities. When President Obama started the program in June 2012, it felt like a monumental relief for those who weren’t able to get a good job with benefits, go to school, and open a bank account, etc. It was an inspirational moment for many, especially for those who got to officially have the opportunity to achieve their American Dream. “(The) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for me was a way of coming up for air after having been underwater all my life in a sea of uncertainty.” (Ms. …show more content…
“ I really don’t know why people are against DACA because its helping out teens that are, and that's what every parent wants into bettering kids. I really dislike the fact that trump is making a huge deal out of this when there's other things going on in the world right now.” (Favela, Bryan) ECONOMICAL As the ending of DACA, it made a huge influence on the economy. Meaning that since President Trump is taking it away there could be a huge change in our economy. “The economy could lose out on about $280 billion if the Trump Administration deports the nearly one million undocumented who qualified for the program, according to a January 2017 study from the CATO Institute.” (Abramson, Alana). Meaning that it could affect everything, since our country has at least 328 million people, and 1.75 million people have DACA. OPPORTUNITIES The court stressed that because immigrants cannot vote, They are silenced and shut out of our legal debate. According to the court, this fact undermines any argument that undocumented immigrants are not a suspect class since they do not have the political power to protect
Trump wants to end DACA. This is a major political change. DACA is a immigration policy to let illegal immigrant kids to study and have jobs. Illegal immigrants are Immigrants who came into the country without any travel documents to enter. These immigrants are not eligible to become citizens. These immigrant’s children may have a job. Trump wants congress to change it and re legalize it. This is a major change.
DACA is deferred action for childhood arrivals, it’s relief from deportations and work authorizations which is renewed every two years for those brought to America as children illegally. DACA recipients are often called, “dreamers”. Those who fail are eligible for deportation. Trump ended the DACA program leaving millions of undocumented people to lose their privilege in working and going to college to end up deported. Recently in the U.S., President Trump and his administration announced plans that could lead to end of the DACA Program. As part of the wind-down, no new DACA applications will be accepted. Those currently enrolled in DACA can continue working legally until their permits expire. Senior officials said they don’t plan to share
Obama Administration has created federal programs that benefit some undocumented immigrants. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA was introduced in 2012. Similar to the DREAM Act in its requirements, DACA issues temporary legal presence to qualifying undocumented immigrants. They can apply for employment authorization as well (NILC 2015).
Deferred action for childhood arrivals, commonly referred to as DACA, is an American government program that was introduced by previous president Barack Obama in 2012. The program gave young adults and minors who were illegally brought to the US at an early age, otherwise referred to as the “Dreamers”, the right to receive education, be employed, and live as American citizens (Walters, 2017). On September 5th, 2017, Donald Trump and his administration announced that the DACA program will come to an end and new applications will no longer be accepted, leaving about 800,000 young adults who were fostered under the program, confused and upset. Trump later states that if Congress cannot find a solution to the problem, then he will reconsider the
Some might say DACA helps keep our population regulated, stable, and safe. By letting people have the opportunity to work and give back to the states, the immigrants can have a 2 year period to get a stable job and gather a life. This policy gives immigrants rights to work and benefit our nation at the same time. It demonstrates that America represents freedom and acceptance, but also assures
For many years, undocumented families have worried about getting deported, their kids not being able to have a higher education or not being able to have jobs. It soon all changed when President Barack Obama, our 44th president, created a program named “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).”
In the world that I am surrounded by many people that have been affected by immigration, deportation, and DACA. Growing up in a Hispanic household these were all topics that were talked about during dinner. I became interested in these topics because I personally saw how they affected the people my family and I knew. This includes my parents, to my uncle, to my cousin, and family friends I had known my entire life. I believe that the impact of DACA on the economy is critical because DACA not only affects the Dreamers but the country as a whole. We are a country of opportunity and success and I believe that immigrants, specifically DACA Dreamers have become a massive impact on how the U.S. can continue to improve each day. When Donald Trump
You cannot watch the news lately without hearing something on DACA. DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals), which was an executive order signed by President Obama in hopes of encouraging congress to finally decide on immigration policies. DACA was created in 2012 by executive order by President Obama. According to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center DACA, “is a prosecutorial discretion that provides a work permit and relief from removal for two years to certain eligible undocumented youth (DACA Fact Sheet). The youth that are eligible for DACA must be currently in school, have graduated or have a GED (General Education Development) certificate, have a clean adult criminal record and must be at least 15 years old but not over the
According to Bray (2016), DACA is not sufficient in quantity and quality to meet the demands of every immigrant. Although the act has benefitted countless undocumented immigrants, it does not provide a stable future because it only allows “children that were brought to the U.S. who meet other requirements to apply for two years from deportation (removal), as well a work permit” (294). Nonetheless, the act does not offer long term benefits and like many social policies, it has strict requirements such as; age, education, continuous residence in the U.S. since
Eric Hoffer once said, “It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as Native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it.” Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was an American immigration policy passed by President Barrack Obama administration on June 15th, 2012 that permitted minors, also known as Dreamers, to enter the nation with no legal status. President Donald Trump has rescinded the DACA policy, that protected 800,000 immigrants, as of September 5th, 2017. The reversal of this policy will only serve to separate families, deny children much needed medical care, and limit their educational opportunities.
Even though Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is relatively new, there is significant evidence to suggest the government program is beneficial to the American economy. Since its beginning, approximately, 800,000 participants have joined the program, and have significantly contributed to the economy. According to a research study done by the CATO Institute, the US GDP would lose billions of dollars if DACA is repealed. Although a journalistic source, CNBC found that if DACA were to be repealed, the United States gross domestic product would be reduced by $433 billion by 2027 (Schoen 2017). Not only will the national economy lose a significant amount of money, but the state economies will as well based on how much each their state’s DACA workers generate. California will experience a loss of $11.3 billion a year, Texas will lose $6.1 billion in GDP, and North Carolina will lose $1.9 billion a year (Schoen 2017). The revenue these immigrants contribute to the US economy is through purchases and DACA payments. Purchases such as car buying, real estate, business startups, DACA fees, and etc (Wong, et al. 2017). Though DACA seems to benefit the US economy, there are many who still oppose the act.
Immigration policies on DACA can have significant impact on the economy of the United States. DACA protect more than 800,000 dreamers who were brought illegally to United States for temporary work and education. Trump administration has proposed to end DACA. Ending DACA means these children will be sent back to their respective countries. Most of dreamers are studying in colleges or are working and contributing to state and federal government in terms of taxes. Ending DACA could lead to loss of major chunk of GDP. Editor from americanprogress.org named Tom K.Wong wrote in his article “DACA has been
After hearing the news, I felt as if my worries were crawling right back up to my shoulders. As if I was at the top of the mountain and then had someone push back down. Finding out that the Senate has plans to take down the DACA was as if they were closing the doors to my success. As the Congress debates over immigration reform, August the 15th marks the second anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. On the 15th of August 2012, President Obama began a policy calling for deferred action towards certain young individuals who came to the United States as children and are known as Dreamers(LOGOS). This policy allows this group of people to have similar rights that are initially reserved for the citizens of the United States, like applying for employment or having a social security. The Daca program also secures the young dreamers from deportation.
The DACA program is a smaller denomination of the DREAM Act, that was passed by president Obama in 2010 (Luzer). It may be similar to the DREAM Act, but DACA focuses more on the education of young immigrants that range from the age of sixteen and down (Elfman). When it comes to human immorality and unjust treatment, the repeal of the Dreamer Act would affect many undocumented people emotionally. Growing up the friend I surrounded myself with were undocumented friends that were suffering emotionally. One of my friends had showed up to school one day saying, “I can no longer stay in my house because my parents were taken away back to Mexico. I have to live with my aunt now.” My friend had been affected emotionally by the deportation of his parents and feared since he was undocumented, he too would have to start a new life. Now that there is a new president making judgment for the right of the nation, the DACA program may be repealed as well. This would leave many undocumented students without a source of furthering their education. Through the separation of families, limited rights under the constitution, and my personal experience, the deportation of people that have live in the united states from childhood is inhumane and unfair to those that have no other place to
On Tuesday fifth, 2017 the President, Donald Trump ordered to put an end to the obama-era the protects young immigrant from deportation, with a six month delay. This six month delay is supposed to urge Congress to come up with a plan as a replacement to DACA. What is DACA? DACA is a program that was formed through executive order by former President Barack Obama in 2012 and allows certain young immigrant, called Dreamers, who come to the U.S. illegally as minors to be protected from deportation. which is subject to renewal. Beneficiary from DACA obtain work permits for 2 years and they are subject to renewal every 2 years. How many young immigrants benefit from DACA? 800,000 undocumented youth are under this protection. That's a large