What Exactly Is The DACA Program All About?
A percentage of children were brought to the U.S by their parents to provide a better life than what they were living in their own country. Years later they were given hope by creating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act by our first African-American president Barak Obama who finally understood those who wanted a better life. Now, as John Goodwin states, they were “Legally Present, But Not Yet Legal” (qtd. In Columbia Human Rights Law Review). But now how would it continue to benefit or affect if it continued or discontinued? (unclear – restate) The DACA programs granted amnesty to many undocumented immigrants. According to the Secretary of Homeland Security, “People who came to the United …show more content…
DACA also affects the families that are being supported by the young adults who provide that source of income. The other day when I spoke to my friend, Venus, a DACA recipient, about how she felt about the threat of DACA removal,
She stated, “Where I come to question is how much it would hurt my family to see how much I have achieved and then see me forced to leave everything behind…. would be devastating.” As she spoke it was as if she had knots in her throat, her hand was covering her mouth as her eyes popped wide open looking to the side until I realized they started to get watery. Then I knew that she was going through mixed emotions about the situation.
I replied, “It would suck—All your effort to just be gone down the drain in the blink of an …show more content…
I believe if people are not well informed in the details of the program, the benefits will not be understood and this lack of understanding threatens the continuation of DACA. I am not one of the recipients, but being in a country where I have known several people of DACA status, I have witnessed their efforts and struggles. In addition, my roots originally come from a Hispanic heritage, so, I have seen uncles, aunts, including my parents leave their country. To provide a better lifestyle for their kids who at that time they were the next generation and are now generation of today that are now contributing to our country and not just, but they have also been part of Americas progression. So I have seen how much immigration has changed as the years have passed. Along with many others, one change I did not expect was the situation where DACA workers would be “presented legally, but yet illegal.” The DACA legislation has brought hope to those who are not at fault for entering the U.S illegally. The law has provided them with the capability to decide for themselves if they should pursue citizenship. I truly still hope for the current Dreamers who have shown progress and are not criminals. Will
A percentage of children were brought to the U.S by their parents to provide a better life than what they were living in their own country. Years later they were given hope by creating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act by our first African-American president Barak Obama who finally understood those who wanted a better life. Now, as John Goodwin states, they were “Legally Present, But Not Yet Legal” (qtd. In Columbia Human Rights Law Review). But now how would it continue to benefit or affect if it continued or discontinued? (unclear – restate) The DACA programs granted amnesty to many undocumented immigrants. According to the Secretary of Homeland Security, “People who came to the United …show more content…
DACA also affects the families that are being supported by the young adults who provide that source of income. The other day when I spoke to my friend, Venus, a DACA recipient, about how she felt about the threat of DACA removal,
She stated, “Where I come to question is how much it would hurt my family to see how much I have achieved and then see me forced to leave everything behind…. would be devastating.” As she spoke it was as if she had knots in her throat, her hand was covering her mouth as her eyes popped wide open looking to the side until I realized they started to get watery. Then I knew that she was going through mixed emotions about the situation.
I replied, “It would suck—All your effort to just be gone down the drain in the blink of an …show more content…
I believe if people are not well informed in the details of the program, the benefits will not be understood and this lack of understanding threatens the continuation of DACA. I am not one of the recipients, but being in a country where I have known several people of DACA status, I have witnessed their efforts and struggles. In addition, my roots originally come from a Hispanic heritage, so, I have seen uncles, aunts, including my parents leave their country. To provide a better lifestyle for their kids who at that time they were the next generation and are now generation of today that are now contributing to our country and not just, but they have also been part of Americas progression. So I have seen how much immigration has changed as the years have passed. Along with many others, one change I did not expect was the situation where DACA workers would be “presented legally, but yet illegal.” The DACA legislation has brought hope to those who are not at fault for entering the U.S illegally. The law has provided them with the capability to decide for themselves if they should pursue citizenship. I truly still hope for the current Dreamers who have shown progress and are not criminals. Will