By Sami Miller
Staff Writer
In September 2017, Trump and his administration had officially announced its proposal to terminate The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which has provided an acute level of reprievement to undocumented immigrants, many of whom came to America as children, against their own wishes.
The Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals, more broadly referred to as DACA, could potentially be disassembled after the Trump administration and most Republicans favored the deportation of some under the umbrella of this policy. The origin of DACA had stemmed from the Obama administration, and initially generated to provide protection to those individuals who have entered the country as minors by legal guardian consent, and have since remained in the country illegally. The recipient would then be eligible to receive a renewable two-year time block of deferred action from deportation from the United States. The policy had been enacted in June 2012, and as of 2017 more than 800,000 illegal immigrants are enrolled into the program, making DACA and its unknowing lifespan a very controversial and double sided discussion.
Since the order of DACA’s removal, President Trump and lawmakers plan to work out an alternative, aimed at those who fall under DACA’s protection. Many Republicans and even some Democrats have turned their backs on Obama’s initial order, saying it was a breach of power and highly inappropriate to establish in the first place. Obama and many Democrats have since denied these claims. Obama had later taken to Twitter saying, “…But that’s not what the action that the White House took today is about. This is about young people who grew up in America—kids who study in our schools, young adults who are starting careers, patriots who pledge allegiance to our flag…” The comradery that has become transparent from all ideologies is that we all want secure borders and a safer America.
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