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The Pros And Cons Of The Illegal Immigrants

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Abstract There are thousands of undocumented immigrants staying and working in United States, under the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) who entered the country illegally with their parents when they were children. With the coming of Trump administration, the government ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to start the process of deportation of these illegal immigrant families. DACA is an American immigration policy which allowed the illegal immigrants, who were minors at the time they entered the country, to receive a two-year permit to defer their deportation and stay in the United States. This two-year period can be renewed and they were also eligible to get a work permit. There are approximately 800,000 individuals which come under the same program and they are also called “Dreamers” after the DREAM Act bill. This program was established by the Obama administration in June 2012. The Trump administration wants to repeal the program, however, there has been no decision whether DACA is going to be repealed or not.

Dreamers vs The Trump Administration So, what does DACA do for Dreamers? Under this program, the illegal immigrants or “Dreamers” can obtain a driver’s license, get admitted to schools and colleges, and can legally get jobs. Some of them are also paying income taxes but the program does not allow them to get the country’s citizenship or even become a legal permanent

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