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Who and Where the DREAMers Are, Revised Estimates. (2016, December 12). Retrieved

February 13, 2017, from

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/who-and-where-dreamers-

are-revised-estimates

Women account for only 39 percent of those potential recipients who need a GED in order
to be eligible for deferred action. Approximately 71 percent of potential beneficiaries are
Mexican, though 14 percent are from other countries in North and Central America. Around
6 percent of latent beneficiaries are from Asia, 6 percent from South America, 2 percent
from Europe, and 1 percent from other parts of the world. In California, the major numbers
of possible beneficiaries are from Mexico, tracked by other countries in North and Central
America, and Asia. In Florida, the largest numbers of potential beneficiaries are from North
and Central American countries other than Mexico, followed by Mexico and South
America.

Root, J., & Hill, T. P. (2016, November 10). Immigrant 'dreamers' fear deportation nightmare

under Trump. Retrieved February 13, 2017, from

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/10/immigrant-dreamers-fear-deportation-

nightmare/

Of all the individuals concerned about a Donald Trump presidency, few are freaking out
more than the young undocumented immigrants who were allowed relief from deportation
under President Barack Obamas 2012 executive order. Trump assured during his smash-
talking presidential run to wipe away the order with a hit of a pen, and with it the dreams of
all those so-called dreamers who came out of the shades under Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
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New Trump Immigration Memo Revives Call for Obama to Pardon All Undocumented

Immigrants, Extend DACA. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2017, from

https://www.democracynow.org/2017/1/4/new_trump_immigration_memo_revives

_call

This article present an interview with young people to coming forward, willingly and
voluntarily, and guaranteed them that the information about themselves, and, more
importantly, their parents and relatives in this country that might or might not be
undocumented, would be protected. An agency official told Reuters it interpreted the
request to mean the transition team wanted to ensure workers were not altering the data in
order to protect recipients of President Obamas executive order known as Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has so far shielded 750,000 young people from
deportation.

Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). (n.d.). Retrieved

February 21, 2017, from https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-

deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca

On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain people who
came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request
consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. Deferred
action is a use of prosecutorial discretion to defer removal action against an individual for a
certain period of time. People who were physically present in the United States on June 15,
2012, and at the time of making your request for consideration of deferred action with
USCIS; At least 15 years old at the time of submitting your request and under the age of 31
as of June 15, 2012. Individuals under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012, but you may be
younger than 15 years old at the time you submit your request.
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DREAMers and DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | CAIRCO - Colorado

Alliance for Immigration Reform | issues legislation projects research. (n.d.).

Retrieved February 21, 2017, from http://www.cairco.org/issues/dreamers-daca-

dream-act

While the DREAM Act failed, the name stuck, and now the term DREAMers applies
generally to illegal aliens under the age of 35 seeking full or partial legalization / amnesty
and/or taxpayer subsidized tuition. It should be noted that a grant of DACA status does not
confer lawful immigration status, provide a path to citizenship, or alter an illegal aliens
existing immigration status. In April, 2014, it was discovered that Denver Public Schools is
working with the Teach for America program to use illegal aliens with Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrival status as teachers. Another category to which the term DREAMers
applies is those illegal aliens seeking or given in-state college tuition for illegal aliens.
Although the law is not actively enforced, giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens is a clear
violation of federal law.

Krogstad, J. M. (2017, January 05). Unauthorized immigrants covered by DACA face

uncertain future. Retrieved February 21, 2017, from

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/05/unauthorized-immigrants-

covered-by-daca-face-uncertain-future/

More than 750,000 young unauthorized immigrants have received work permits and
deportation relief through the federal governments Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
program since it was created by President Barack Obama, according to the latest data
released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It provides illegal immigrants who
came to the U.S. before age 16 a group sometimes called Dreamers a chance to stay in the
U.S. to study or work, provided they meet certain conditions such as being enrolled in high
school or having a high school degree or GED equivalent, and not having a serious criminal
conviction. About 1.1 million unauthorized immigrants are eligible for the benefits,
according to a 2014 Pew Research Center estimate, which means that about 78% of those
potentially eligible have applied to the program. If Trump opts to undo the executive action
that created DACA, the program could be immediately canceled as he promised during the
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campaign or it may be phased out by not allowing immigrants to renew their benefits when
they expire after two years.

United We Dream. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2017, from

http://unitedwedream.org/about/projects/deferred-action/

On this site is an online tool to help you determine whether youre eligible for the program,
places where there are free clinics to get information and hands-on help to apply, answers to
common questions about the program and places to go for trustworthy legal help. They
called the site We Own the Dream because its up to DREAMers to Own It spread the
word, educate our community and help other DREAMers apply for this program.

Synthesis:

Although these articles are examining the Individuals recipients from the Deferred Action
best known as DACA and also called Dreamers,. Most of the articles present information of
DACA recipients and who could be eligible. The articles analyze the big controversy with
the new elected president Donald Trump and the possible changes with the program
affecting thousands of undocumented immigrants. While some of the articles show either
Trumps Is trying to quiet down this program others said that, Trump promised during his
smash talking presidential run to wipe away the order with stroke of open, and with it the
dream of all those so called DREAMERS (Root,J, 2016). A newly reveled memo from
president elected Donald Trump transition team sheads light on his plans to reverse
immigration policies put in place by Obama administration and asks for DACA recipients
of Deferred Action for Childhood arrival (Democrecy,V2017). Trump said he may create a
way for these who have been benefited from DACA to stay in the U.S but he also made a
campaign promise to undo all executive actions taken by Obama (Krogstad, J.M, 2017).
Anyone requesting DACA must have been under the age of 31 as June 15, 2012, they must
be also at least 15 or older to request DACA unless they are currently in the removal
proccedings or either a final removal or voluntary departure order (USCIS, 2012). Those
who are between the ages of 15 and 30 who are either in highschool or already have
hihschool diploma could apply (American Council, 2016). You may request consideration
of deferred action for childhood arrvals if you were under the age of 31 as June,2012 or
came to the United States since June 15, 2007 up to the present (CAIRCO, 2017).