by Humera Gul After the 2016 presidential election, the United States of America has been welcomed to multiple new policies and ideas. Recently, president Donald Trump decided to close the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This has been in the news a lot and there are many different opinions by both parties. Around 800,000 immigrants came to the United States as children to live their life and work here legally. Now the question is what is DACA program? Former president Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012, which allows certain illegal people with minor protection from immediate deportation. People can request “consideration of deferred action” in two years. Trump might stop issuing the work permits under Trump referred to DACA as “illegal amnesty” however it’s seems that he has some soften part for DACA people, he said, “We love the Dreamers." DACA closing program will cost $6.3 billion in employee turnover costs. Which includes hiring and training 720,000 new employees. Also, for next two years the Unites States employers will have to terminate 6,914 employees, who are currently working in the DACA program. One of the key issues is the legislative reform. The far right argues that these kids are illegal and need to be deported immediately. While the far left argues that these kids need to be granted full citizenship. The issues in current time is the willingness for the parties to find common ground. The parties need to work together to strengthen the country. The “DACA” program is a great humanitarian program that will transform the lives of 800,000 immigrants. Will morals be set aside in order to reduce costs or taxes? Which countries would these kids go back to? Are the countries willing to take them back? How long would it take to rehabilitate these kids into the third world countries they came
President Obama’s order Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) awards employment and education opportunities as well as a short-term break from deportation to illegal immigrants that were brought to U.S. as children. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented
They would only resent the "fair" judicial system and could go through the same discriminatory system that had imprisoned their parents. It can lead to an endless cycle, simply starting with only a small amount of possession of a drug.
In 2012, President Obama introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for young people who had been residing in the United States at least five years prior to the bill’s passing. DACA was the most significant provision from the Obama administration that aimed to help undocumented youth be integrated in the American society. It protected them from deportation and allowed them to obtain a state identification, work permit, and Social Security number. The immigrant communities celebrated this bill as it had been a long time since there was a significant change in the country’s immigration policy. However, the current administration and government pose a serious threat to the beneficiaries of the DACA program as well as
Imagine a world with an educated youth. Now imagine a parallel world where children are fighting to keep a smile on their faces, because, in truth, it is the only thing they have. In reality, this is what is happening. Youth, who have the privilege to be American citizens, are granted a very fulfilling education with a promise of a career. Children of illegal and undocumented immigrants do not have such luck. Some undocumented children in America have very promising futures and even a degree under their belts, but they cannot apply for a job because they have no proof of citizenship. A controversial topic is the matter of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education, for Alien Minors) which permits undocumented immigrants to obtain citizenship and later get a job. Is this topic really a law… or a lifestyle? Should we really be arguing on the matter of life or death?
In the United States of America, there are a number of national issues that go unresolved and become more of a major issue subsequently. The lack of resolution in some of our nation’s most critical issues is due to the lack of a common ground between opposing political parties. Issues such as healthcare, climate change, abortion, same-sex marriage, taxes and welfare are reoccurring problems in the United States due to congressional gridlock. The cause of congressional gridlock can be attributed to the difference in liberal and conservative views, which can be further examined through some of the nation’s most prominent reoccurring issues such as immigration and gun control.
Critics like Heritage Action also have numerous other arguments against DACA. For example, some pundits
3Introduced by the Obama Administration in June 2012, DACA is an administrative program through which eligible undocumented youth can apply for deferred action (a discretionary determination to defer the deportation of an individual) for a period of two years, subject to renewal. Eligible youth may also apply for work authorization.
This law was enacted by President Bill Clinton and was meant to give the federal government more authorization to detain and deport non-citizens (Executive Justice). The (DACA) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals order was expanded in 2012, this is supposed to help protect children that have been brought to the U.S.; however, they must meet many requirements (executive justice). (DAPA) Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, is a law that grants ''differed action" to non-citizens with children that are United States citizens (executive justice). The Haitian Refugee Fairness Act, and because of this act 60,000 to 80,000 Haitians who are trying to seek refuge are going to become United States citizens and without applying for a visa (Stevens, J. 2013). The Haitian Refugee Fairness Act is a prime example of what this country was built on and what it stands for “Justice and Liberty for all”. However, there are many laws that show kindness and Justice, others shower uncertainty and judgment. As there are many more laws on deportation this is a small overview on the debate taking place among law makers and citizens. With so many different deportation laws, they are said to be some of the most complicated laws in the U.S. (how to stop
The United States is known to have one of the most accepting immigration in the world. It has contributed to the country's population growth as well as social change. However, the policy remains to be a controversy because of the topic that is illegal immigration. According to the Department of Homeland security in 2010, there are 10.8 million illegal immigrants residing among the 300+ million Americans. Since then, the number has grown to 11+ million people. The U.S. Congress has always sought to find the solution for illegal immigration, with amnesty being an option. If enacted, an amnesty will give unauthorized immigrants a path to legalization and eventually citizenship. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) is a prime instance of amnesty, with some 2.7 million people gaining legal status during the Reagan office. With the immigration policy being contested in Congress, a solution to illegal immigration via amnesty should be considered as it may benefit the country's labor force and economy, control the influx of immigrants in the country, and provide the opportunity for the currently illegal immigrants to become productive members of America.
24 Mar. 2014. “The DREAM Act.” Immigration Policy Center. N.p, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2014
The “Immigrant Children’s Educational Advancement and Dropout Prevention Act of 2001” (H.R. 1582) during the 107th Congress, was enacted to allow undocumented immigrant students to first apply to be protected from deportation and then apply to become a permanent resident if they met a number of similar criteria as the DREAM Act now (Barnett, Pamela, 2016). "GUTIERREZ TIES IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL TO EDUCATION STATUS” (Congress Daily, 2001). Then the “Student Adjustment Act of 2001” (H.R. 1918) was created as a limited version which lowered the age eligibility and was also the first bill to be given the short title of “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act” or “DREAM Act.” Since first introduced in 2001 by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Richard Durbin (D-IL), the DREAM Act has come up for a vote several times. The act failed to pass in the U.S. Congress twice in 2003-2004 by a 16-3 vote and again failed in 2006 by a voice vote without dissent as an amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill (S.2611). The DREAM Act has provisions to extend citizenship to illegal immigrant children but was denied multiple times until considered as a stand-alone bill (S.2205). It soon garnered a bipartisan majority vote of 52-44 in the Senate but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture. Many Republicans like Ted Cruz, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Mitt
Hennessey, Kathleen and Brian Bennett. "Obama urged to reduce deportations; Immigration reform advocates push the president to take executive action, or risk losing Latino voters' support." Los Angeles Times 8 March 2014: A.7.
President Trump announced in September that he was ending the program, DACA, and gave Congress until March 5th to come up with a legislative solution. DACA, short for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was a program developed during Obama’s presidency to protect deportation of immigrant children who came to the United States, nicknamed the DREAMers according to USA Today. However, Newsweek announced that a definite plan cannot be made due to contradicting beliefs among Congress about what should happen to the DREAMers, the nearly 800,000 immigrants that fall under the protection of the DACA program.
Shortly after the toughest immigration law was passed, enough Mexican immigrants couldn’t be found to work the fields. Rob Knorr in Arizona couldn’t find workers to pick his jalapeno peppers in the field which greatly reduced his revenue and became costly. Over the years, the immigration law has passed through several reforms from 1986 through Congress and was signed by President Ronald Reagan. This legislation in 1986 was tightened border security and those employers practicing hiring of undocumented immigrants. Amnesty was to be offered to those immigrants that were already in the country unlawfully.
There has been a lot of fuss over the issue of illegal immigration. It truly is one of America’s biggest problems, in my opinion. This has been an issue in our country for years and it is about time we resolve the issue. The two of our 2016 candidates had very different views on the situation and both felt very strongly about it.