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Issues With DACA

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To keep with being an educated citizen of the United States, I did some research so I could properly inform myself on the issues with DACA, or the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”. I had no idea what this program was before writing this reflection. DACA was put into place by former President Barack Obama through an executive order. It provides young immigrants, those who came to the United States as minors, with protection from immediate deportation. It has been available for any immigrant minors under sixteen years of age for nearly ten years. Each two-year period can be renewed. Those who receive support from DACA cannot have a criminal record, according to an article from Fox News. DACA is a support program for young immigrants, also called DREAMers, in the United States. …show more content…

Both the President and the Attorney General have released statements in explanation to why they believe that DACA should be removed. According to a statement from Attorney General Sessions recorded by the Associated Press, “Such an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch”. Several critics of DACA have called it unconstitutional because it was, in fact, an executive order. It is viewed as a gross overstepping of the boundaries of power by the executive branch, as Obama bypassed the regulations and immigration laws put in place by the United States. The bypassing of the normal legislative process was not looked upon kindly by many, which has shown itself to be one of the reasons for the dismantling of DACA. The legislative body is, according to Associated Press, trying to provide an alternative to DACA through quick and proper legislation, but the future of the eight-hundred thousand youths who are impacted by DACA still hangs in

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