Initially enacted in 2012 through a memorandum under the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and broadened by an executive order formulated by Obama in 2014, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), is one of the most controversial policies in way of conception under the Obama administration. Wrought into being after the failure of the aforementioned administration to pass the DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education, for Alien Minors) act through congress, DACA and its sister program DAPA are subjects to the bleak delineation between logic and fact. DACA is an immigration policy, but that does not mean that the general terms or effects of immigration come with it. The best way to describe DACA is as …show more content…
Instead of pushing the policy through congress, the Obama administration bypassed legislature with a broad executive order to strengthen underhanded memos that effectively ignored the president’s previous stance on the issue. The president himself said that “with respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that's just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed” (insert citation). However, this does not necessarily mean that the act was unconstitutional, as executive orders are one of the many gray patches the founding fathers neglected to expand upon. The only vague nod to executive orders is the “Take Care Clause” of the constitution. It is important to note that this is not a clear cut and dry clause, as many controversial cases involving executive orders challenging their constitutionality, such as Korematsu v. U.S., were upheld under judicial review. Furthermore, the whole debate of constitutionality is only valid under the current regime of supreme court justices. Recently, the Supreme Court released a per curiam decision which affirmed the injunction blocking DAPA implementation and DACA expansion. This followed a lawsuit against the DAPA implementation in the United States District Court, led by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and twenty-six other states. Although DACA itself was not involved in a similar lawsuit, it can be …show more content…
According to Marisa Bono, who is a well-known attorney and Southwest Regional Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, states “Like any other type of deferred action, DACA does not confer citizenship, amnesty, or legal immigration status 77 of any kind. The DACA memos are not Executive Orders. Instead, "[it] effectively grants a 'stay' of deportation that is renewable . . . every two years - essentially a promise from the government not to deport for a fixed period of time. Most notably, the government can rescind its "promise" for any reason, at any time.” Therefore, DACA actually isn’t that revolutionary in terms of immigration reform, more or less it is a rather milk toast solution with multiple loopholes. In order to be eligible for DACA, one must “have entered the U.S. prior to his or her 16th birthday, be younger than 30, have not been convicted of a felony, a large-scale misdemeanor or 3 minor misdemeanors, not propose a national security threat, and enrolled in a school or complete another qualifying education program” (Adams, Angela). These requirements at face value are rather broad, allowing cheating of the system, as well as discrimination of applicants under the requirement of being no threat to the United
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
by Humera Gul After the 2016 presidential election, the United States of America has been welcomed with 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 from both parties. Around 800,000 immigrants came to the United States as children to live their lives and work here legally. Now the question is, what is the DACA program?
Ahead of the decision by current president Donald J. Trump to phase out the DREAM Acts’ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, (DACA), dreamers are pursuing amnesty options the ensure their stay within the United States. The Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals program, (DACA), grants two-year deferments to immigrant minors and young adults facing deportation because of illegal immigration status. In a response to the current president’s decision to phase out of the DACA program, former president Barack Obama included that, “dreamers are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper” (Obama, ). Dreamers have become model citizens, quite parallel to Americans. Dreamers attend school, go off to college, obtain degrees, and become employees, even owners of businesses, and corporations. Dreamers make contributions to the economy by working, culturally adjusting and honoring the laws put forth by the United States of America. Although dreamers do not live in the country legally, dreamers feel a part of its fabric. And with the uncertainty surrounding the ending of the DACA, dreamers are pursuing the amnesty option to
At the start of September, Donald Trump terminated a program and in turn put fear into the hearts of nearly 800,000 people and their friends and family. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was a program that was made to replace the DREAM Act (a policy that was not approved by Congress which would have created a path towards citizenship for “illegal” immigrants that came to the United States as children). DACA was put into effect in 2012 by former President Barack Obama through an executive order. This policy protects immigrants who, as children, were either illegally brought to the United States or were brought legally but then stayed past their visas’ expiration dates. DACA provides this specific group of immigrants with protection from deportation, a social security number, and a work permit; however, it is not a way of gaining legal status. Not only are the qualifications for eligibility specific and limiting, but the application process itself is expensive, extensive, long, and it has to be done every two years.
Arizona’s immigration law should be abolished because it creates racial profiling in society. This law is encouraging racism problem to increase because without this law our country already has to face with so many problems about racism. Come back to Arizona’s immigration law, I wonder how officer can stop each individual with the reasonable suspicions exits that someone is illegal immigrants. Will it base on people with color skin or people who cannot speak English? The answer should be yes, because the law allow officer can stop each individual just base on their perceptions. And of course by looking at people with color skin, they can tell who is from America or not. However, people do not have a right to make any judgment and perception
Obama Administration proposed what is called Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is composed of six sections aimed at fixing the current immigration system. It includes enhanced border enforcement, interior enforcement and the most controversial section; an amnesty program to legalize undocumented immigrants. In other words, it creates a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants that is fair and feasible. Many argue that even though Comprehensive Immigration Reform is good for America because it addresses important issues like creating a committee to adopt the number of visas available to changing economic times, preventing people from working without permits and creating programs aimed at helping immigrants adjust to life in America. Yet it rewards violators of current U.S. laws who entered the country illegally, and those who entered the country legally but overstayed their visas. Opponents of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform proposal claim that immigrants have a negative impact on the economy; overwhelming social services of many states, and posing a threat to American workers as a result of big corporations exploiting immigrants with low wages and poor working conditions. With the recent economic downturn and the severe recession that hit the U.S, many individuals blame immigrants for their economic misfortune and lack of employment. For both the opponents and proponents of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Proposal, for the millions of the undocumented immigrants and their families, and lawmakers; immigration has become an emotional political issue. Despite the resistance of many, America should embrace comprehensive immigration reform.
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 lives of millions of immigrants are affected everyday due to limited access to acquiring legal citizenship. Out of that group there are 2.1 million children and young adults under the age of 18 that are eligible for permanent citizenship at this time (The DREAM Act). In 2001 Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch presented a Development Relief and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act that provides a path to becoming a legal citizen. The DREAM Act has yet to be passed, but there is a temporary Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)(The DREAM Act). The DREAM Act will provide options and opportunities for people to continue their path of life in America. The DREAM Act should be passed as it will benefit our economy, positively affect and strengthen our military, along with increased access to education.
...ebates and reform have been mainly coming from the federal level, several measures have been passed the state level. Some states have been trying to pass restrictive laws that limit illegal immigration such as Arizona’s SB1070. This law imposes criminal punishments on illegal aliens and also those who harbor, employ or transport them. In 2010, the Supreme Court challenged Arizona’s strict laws and dismissed three out of the four major parts of the law. The only thing they upheld was the ability to ask for proof of citizenship. Other programs such as the Secure Communities program began as an volunteer process. Some states disliked the program and attempted to opt-out only to be denied. The program has now stated that participation within the 50 states is mandatory, which stirred protests to local governments. However the program has had no legal challenges to date.
Many people have come to America for a better life and to get away from all the troubles of their homeland. These immigrants, like those throughout U.S. history, are generally hard workers and make important contributions to the economy through their productive labor and purchasing power. America is considered a melting pot of many diffrent ethinic group. Immigrants should be able to enter America with little if any resistance from any border patrol. Immigrants in america take the low paying, hard labor jobs that , unfortunately, some americans don't want.
Most of the United States (U.S) is comprised of immigrants—including those who have migrated to the States from another country and those whose ancestors freely travelled to the States in search of a fresh start. Every year, the U.S. grants a limited number of people around the world the opportunity to immigrate to the States each year. As a result of the restriction, citizens from neighboring countries cross the border illegally. According to an article by Jens Manuel Krogstad, 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the U.S. in 2014. This whopping number has stirred controversy both politically and economically for America’s government officials. As a result, many people argue whether illegal immigrants should or should not be aided
Currently, there are 11.7 million undocumented immigrants in the United States; 6 million of those immigrants are Mexican-born (Preston). Within that undocumented population are individuals who were brought to the States as children. These individuals have grown up in the American culture and consider themselves American, but struggle with being treated as second class citizens due to their undocumented status. On June fifteenth of 2012, the Obama Administration announced the executive order Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This order will allow immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children to apply for work permits and avoid deportation (Hennessey and Bennett). President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is not only beneficial to it applicants but also to the United States as a whole.
Any changes made or implement to this law is likely to affect thousands of lives and families. Deporting mothers, fathers and guardians of these children will cause catastrophic outcome in their lives. Instead as stated in 1986 law "amnesty" should be given to such individuals and families. Where will these children go to? What will become of their living situation? Many will be forced to leave the country with their parents - leaving the only land and place they know to a an unfamiliar land will be like sending them to a desert with no food or water. Their education will become meaningless and future
The question of concern is should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes? There are pros and cons to this and also could be an advantage or disadvantage to some. The pros is that some people are very poor that they cannot afford to buy shoes or equipment. Since they are poor they are not able to play a certain sport they love, so getting the free shoes they could attract more players to play. The cons can be also unfair, because if only a few of the athletes are getting the shoes and or equipment then it may spark some jealousy in the system.
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