Running Head: D.A.C.

A: Immigration Reform DRAFT

Literature Review

D.A.C.A:Immigration Reform

Kevin Tafoya

University of Texas at El Paso

D.A.C.A: Immigration Reform:Literature Review

Introduction:

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or more commonly known as D.A.C.A was

created in during the era of the Obama administration. The program was put in place to allow the

children who came illegally with their parents at a young age, a chance to obtain citizenship. The

group started out small but grew exponentially, now there is about 800,000 plus members of

D.A.C.A, otherwise known as Dreamers. Theyre called Dreamers because they sought out to

obtain a better life, when a better life didnt seem plausible. They dreamt it and it became a

reality, as a result they were able to come to America and establish themselves respectively in

our communities. The issue we are facing is they may loose sight of their dream as the U.S

government is considering getting rid of the program. If this is true we loose 800,000 of our own

people. Theyre not just ordinary people either, they are our soldiers, they are our students, they

are our colleagues, they are our dreamers. We cannot let the Trump administration bring the

program to an end because the dreamers are extremely influential to our economy, our society

and our armed forces. This paper will explore the prerequisites to become a dreamer, common

misconceptions, and the influential factors that makes D.A.C.A a great program for America.

Prerequisites:

(insert the reqirements to apply for DACA

Misconceptions?:
Talks about the misconceptions like how the Dreamers dont contribute to societ and what

we have to lose if they were to be deported as a result of DACAS end.

How could it be beneficial?:

The same way we were looking at the losses that would we can also call those benefits

for now because we havent lost them yet. As a recap those would be:

An increase in stimulation of the economy.

Increase in diversity and culture

Increase in active military personnel.

Personally I couldnt imagine UTEPs student body without the students that we get, that arent

from here. They influence our society so heavily that when you travel to a place that isnt 10 feet

from the border of another country it is so noticeably different compared to a place like El Paso.

Many people dont realize how involved dreamers are until they the wake up in a place like El

Paso where it is a normality. They push students every day to do better and they raise job

competition as a result they are making Americans more advanced in terms of skill and

education.

Conclusion:

Restate thesis and reiterate stance on the topic.

Bibliography:

1) Shoichet, C. E., & Kopan, T. (2017, September 05). DACA, Dreamers explained.

Retrieved October 03, 2017, from http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/04/politics/daca-dreamers-

immigration-program/index.html

2) Image. (n.d.). Mercury News. image of the [dreamers] protesting outside of the white

house.

3) (2017, September 10). Retrieved October 03, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=MPxIgnvkIrI
4) (2017, September 28). Retrieved October 03, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=x7J_2ScXRrM&t=139s