Essay On Deferred Action Of Childhood Arrivals

Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants come to the United States each year. Many of them come with the dream of getting a better education and coming to see a reality of opportunities that they do not receive back in their country. Because they are not documented, they cannot apply to colleges or further their success in life. Even though throughout their lives, their parents would always say “Education is the key to a successful life”, there is a policy that gives hope to these immigrants. Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA), is a policy that was brought about by President Barack Obama in 2012. This policy benefits an estimated 1.76 million young immigrants known as “Dreamers”. DACA postpones immigration enforcement action against childhood arrivals to the United States who live here undocumented and meet certain eligibility requirements. This part of the program is closely monitored by American Immigration Council. This council helps those in need of meeting the certain eligibility requirements, have a chance to go to college and have a path to citizenship. The basic criteria to be eligible for the program is

This program benefits so many people and it is very important because it gives young people so many opportunities. “DACA is an unqualified success, helping to drive economic growth, bolster job creation, keep families together, promote education and community integration, and strengthen civic ties throughout the country” (AV Press). These dreamers are not at fault for being brought into the United States illegally for wanting to pursue a better life in their current surroundings. Many of them come with the dreams of attending college to become something great, a doctor, lawyer, or an engineer. None of them deserve to get these dreams taken away. Dreamers are like every other person, wanting to become successful and have a better