Trump's Plan to End DACA Could Have a Big Impact
In early September, the Trump administration announced their plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a decision that shocked many throughout the United States. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was brought into existence during the Obama administration as a way to grant temporary amnesty for immigrants in the United States that were brought in as children. Children who were brought across the border were given the chance to receive an education and eventual employment in the United States. “DACA provided an opportunity to access some rights that a citizen would have” Constanza Cabello, Director of Intercultural Affairs, said. “People under DACA are referred to as dreamers,” Cabello said. As of 2017, there are close to 800,000 documented dreamers in the United States with countless more undocumented, all of whom are now at risk of losing their DACA status and getting deported. Dreamers are just like normal American c...