DACA No More?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was introduced in 2012 to afford work permits and a reprieve from deportation to people, under specific criteria, who arrived in the United States as children.
DACA beneficiaries came to the U.S. at a very young age–so innocent and perceived by law as incapable of having that criminal or illegal intent.
They simply were brought in by a relative or friend unable to make their own calculated decisions.
Most of them have exceptional academic and professional achievements. Because of their undocumented status, they are unable to find decent jobs and legally move forward with their lives here in America.
I am a father too, and I feel for these DACA children who have grown to love the U.S. and consider it their home…not elsewhere or even from where they originally came.
