The innocence of a child is a something of admiration. They exhibit zero worries apart from attending school, making new friends, and endlessly dreaming about their future which makes most not aware of the chaos happening in the world. Some are are not even aware that they have committed a major crime against the American government until late in their adolescence where it is too late for anything to be done. President Obama has fought many times during his presidency for the rights of undocumented youth and defends them continuously stating that they are, “Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper”. In 2012 President Obama passed the largest immigration relief policy in 25 years: The Deferred Action
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At their age they were not mentally capable of understanding the criminal implications of their actions. This was the driving factor for President Obama when passed DACA. He stated that these children are already “socially and culturally American” based on the fact they go to an American school, play with American kids, and state the pledge of allegiance in the classroom. He states that deporting them would be “wasting talent” since these children pose no threat to the country and are working equally as hard as every other American child, thus should be given the oppurtunity to stay. In a supreme court case in 1982, “Plyler vs. Doe” gave rights specifically to unauthorized children allowing them the right to K-12 education, due to the fact all undocumented are protected by the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. However, higher education is not guaranteed and those rights depend on state laws (Hill). Apart from social influences and legislation that protects undocumented youth to an extent, there are several economic impacts temporary immigration relief programs provide for the …show more content…
When Lisa Martinez, a sociologist from the University of Colorado, interviewed DACA individuals she got many mixed reviews about the actual benefits of DACA. One of the main complaints received was that even though “DACA would allow them to apply for social security numbers and driver’s licenses, it did nothing to assist them with the cost of higher education” (Martinez). The only assistance given was that DACA mented individuals would only have to pay an in-state tuition price. There were many instances where DACA individuals had to put off college until they could work up enough money to pay for college tuition. Along with little financial aid individuals are also denied health benefits. According to a study done by the Journal of Adolescent Health, they discovered that under the regulations implemented by the Obama Administration, DACA individuals “will be ineligible for expanded federal Medicaid coverage and barred from purchasing insurance through the State Health Insurance Exchanges” (Brindis, Jacobs, et al.). As one one of Martinez’s interviewees stated, “DACA was not ideal but better than nothing for the time being” (Martinez). Although undocumented youth are grateful for the opportunities given by DACA, it is evident that it is something that requires rigorous work and could possibly be financially risky for the applicant
At their age they were not mentally capable of understanding the criminal implications of their actions. This was the driving factor for President Obama when passed DACA. He stated that these children are already “socially and culturally American” based on the fact they go to an American school, play with American kids, and state the pledge of allegiance in the classroom. He states that deporting them would be “wasting talent” since these children pose no threat to the country and are working equally as hard as every other American child, thus should be given the oppurtunity to stay. In a supreme court case in 1982, “Plyler vs. Doe” gave rights specifically to unauthorized children allowing them the right to K-12 education, due to the fact all undocumented are protected by the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. However, higher education is not guaranteed and those rights depend on state laws (Hill). Apart from social influences and legislation that protects undocumented youth to an extent, there are several economic impacts temporary immigration relief programs provide for the …show more content…
When Lisa Martinez, a sociologist from the University of Colorado, interviewed DACA individuals she got many mixed reviews about the actual benefits of DACA. One of the main complaints received was that even though “DACA would allow them to apply for social security numbers and driver’s licenses, it did nothing to assist them with the cost of higher education” (Martinez). The only assistance given was that DACA mented individuals would only have to pay an in-state tuition price. There were many instances where DACA individuals had to put off college until they could work up enough money to pay for college tuition. Along with little financial aid individuals are also denied health benefits. According to a study done by the Journal of Adolescent Health, they discovered that under the regulations implemented by the Obama Administration, DACA individuals “will be ineligible for expanded federal Medicaid coverage and barred from purchasing insurance through the State Health Insurance Exchanges” (Brindis, Jacobs, et al.). As one one of Martinez’s interviewees stated, “DACA was not ideal but better than nothing for the time being” (Martinez). Although undocumented youth are grateful for the opportunities given by DACA, it is evident that it is something that requires rigorous work and could possibly be financially risky for the applicant