Federal Judge in Texas Delivers Unexpected Victory for DACA Program
Summary:
Federal Judge Andrew S. Hansen voted against ending DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program was created by former President Obama, and it keeps undocumented child immigrants to the United States from being deported. A heavily controversial program in the Obama-era, even the attorney general at the time was skeptical of the program, but when current President Trump said that he would be ending the program, it brought uproar from those who support the bill, and those who are protected by the bill. Multiple judges have now blocked President Trump's deletion of the bill, forcing the government to allow the program and its benefits to continue, but we are in a holding pattern now. DACA itself is only a temporary solution, so a new solution to this rift in politics is yet to be devised. Those with no relationship to the program oppose it, and those close to the issue are strongly effected by it, so a bi-partisan fix will be difficult to obtain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/us/politics/texas-judge-daca.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&action=click&contentCollection=us®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfrontFederal Judge Andrew S. Hansen voted against ending DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program was created by former President Obama, and it keeps undocumented child immigrants to the United States from being deported. A heavily controversial program in the Obama-era, even the attorney general at the time was skeptical of the program, but when current President Trump said that he would be ending the program, it brought uproar from those who support the bill, and those who are protected by the bill. Multiple judges have now blocked President Trump's deletion of the bill, forcing the government to allow the program and its benefits to continue, but we are in a holding pattern now. DACA itself is only a temporary solution, so a new solution to this rift in politics is yet to be devised. Those with no relationship to the program oppose it, and those close to the issue are strongly effected by it, so a bi-partisan fix will be difficult to obtain.
Analysis:
This article was written Friday, August 31, 2018. Because it was written so recently it has mostly up-to-date information, but there is always the possibility that that information could change in the future. This is partly related to the colonial period when immigrants had to get charters from the king to start a new colony or immigrants who couldn't afford to move had to work as indentured servants to those who could pay for their travel. The removal of this program is going to make it even harder to immigrate to the US than it already is. This article was written for the general US public to read, because it effects everybody. The author is Michael D. Shear, who is a White House Correspondent for the NY Times that focuses on Domestic Policy. The author was also a corespondent in Obama's term(s), so he knows a lot about the DACA program because he covered it when it was created. This article is important because the DACA program effects the people that you work with, that live in your neighborhood, that you go to school with, and people who you interact with every day, and if it is removed, many of the undocumented immigrants would not be able to have the basic rights that they should have for everyday life. In my opinion, I think that DACA is working well as a temporary solution to this growing problem, but it needs to be rebuilt into a permanent, lasting and sustainable bill that protects the rights of immigrants.
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I think that this is so depressing to think about. We as a country are giving false hope of the American dream. By taking policies and not providing help for a better life. It is not taking care of us as whole and should not be looked over. (Tiya Caldwell)
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