ARALLY FOR. IMMIGRANTS | These people suppor Colled DACA. Itves on Hold § Every year, thousands of people from other countries bring their children to the United States illegally. For many of these immigrant kids, the U.S. is the only home they've ever known. What will their future look like? BY TOD OLSON VOCABULARY immigrants: people who come to a country to live there undocumented immigrants: immigrants who don't have the official documents that are needed to enter, live in, or work in «i country legally financial aid: money given of lent to students to pay for college deported: forced to leave a country (often because you're not a citizen) civil rights: rights to freedom and equality that every person should have she was 5 years old, Her mother brought her here from Mexico with her older brother and sister. They didn’t have legal permission to be in the U.S. But her parents wanted better jobs than they could find at home. They wanted better schools, Most of all, they wanted « better future for their kids. Femanda made the most of it. She taught herself > English by reading books and watching cartoons ww scholastic.convactionmog | February 2018 5AU Pye ee tn cic sl for Childhood Amivals. Ibis a rule that protects young undocumented Pe eau Petit kleine) people protected by DACA: res etc mune eo kis (Vie occa license (in some states) She studied hard. By the age of 10, she knew what she wanted from life, “I’m going to college ” she would tell her mother. in the no matier what, Fernanda knew she wasn’t living United States legally. But she convinced herself it didn’t matter. “I pretended I was just like the other students,” she says. In high school, she couldn't pretend anymote. Her friends started to get driver's licenses and jobs. Fernanda couldn't do either. ‘And without a good job, how could she pay college? Her dream began to fee! out of reach. for A Nation of Immigrants Today, ion immigrants jive in the US. legally, That means they have permi be here. Most im to the U.S, because they. members living here already. jon from the American government to are allowed to come. have close family But theU.Slimits the number of people 6 February 2018 | Scholastic Action TALL GROWN UP Femanda Jimenez is now a high schoo! senior in Wisconsin She is protected by DACA, Her mother brought her to the United States at age 5when she had no soy in the decision The phato of her and her grandfather (far right) was taken the day before she left Mexico for the US. wha-can immigrate Jegally every year, That's why about 11 million people face.a problem 's. They-are-Hving in the U. without permission from the government. 1 are known as undocumented immigrants, ‘They don’t have documentsor papers them permission to live here. Living on the Edge Life is uncertain for most undocumented | immigrants. Kids can go to school. But as teens | they can’t get a driver's license. Undocumented students can apply to most colleges. But financial ald is almost impossible to get | Undocumented immigrants find ways to work= ) and some of them even pay taxes. But few hig! | paying jobs are available to them. | Many Americans think undocumented immigrants should be forced to leave the } country, In fact, each year, more than 300,008 | people are deporte aat's Jem the U.S. They nts. -giving ated s teens, rented work— w high- MEXICO | EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS PERU BRAZIL SOUTH KOREA ‘COUNTRY But what about people like Fernanda? She didn't decide to come here on her own. She and many others were brought here as children by their undocumented parents. Should they be forced to leave too? PALISE AND THINK: What cci't | n document A New Dream In 2012, President Barack Obama came up with an answer. He signed an order called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), The new rule covered people who had been brought to the country illegally as kids. The rule allowed them to stay in the U.S. for at least two years. And it gave them permits to work here. Qver-the next five years, 800,000 ___. immigrants were protected-by- DACA, Femanda ‘was one of them. When the program started, she was too young to apply. But her brother and sister applied. DACA opened up opportunities for them. Her brother became a manager at a factory. Her sister got a job at a bank. 700,000 200,000 00,000 400,000 600,000 400,000 1618,342 NUMBER OF DACA IMMIGRANTS When Fernanda turned 15, she applied for DACA too. “It gave me hope,” she says. “I felt like my dream of going to college could happen." PAUSE AND THINK: What does DACA | jet young immigrants do? ad An Uncertain Future Fernanda’s excitement didn’t last long. In the summer of 2016, immigration became a big issue in the presidential campaign. Donald_ ‘Trump promised to get tough on undocumented. Jmmigrants. Many Americans supported him, As president, Tramp has expressed __ sympathy for immigrants protected by DACA. But late last summer he canceled the program. ld end on March 5,__ 2018, Congress can still decide to keep DAC. or repl | a new-nule-to-help-these young igrants. But as of mid-November, it was unclear what Congress would do. at happened to | >ns A Lot to Lose If DACA ends, young immigrants like lawyer who defends people's eivil rights. sak Femanda have a lot to lose. They could be fired | _In the meantime, she has decided f0 from their jobs. They could also be forced to ‘out about the rights of immigrants. She believes i leave the country. they deserve a chance to work hard and become i vor romanda, the president's announcement | successful in their new country, “We want 9 ' wos a big setback, "Itbroke my heart," she says. get an education,” Femancia says, “We want ctecekew what’ going to happen now.” | © have good jabs. And we're going to keep ut Femanda refuses to give up on her | fighting for our dreams.” + hopes for the future. She's a high school . senior in Wisconsin. And she’s applying to ES SSG. e: EB wuiar To DO: Answer the questions below. Use full sentences, 9. Where do most DACA immigrants come from? M LY cee 5. When is DACA scheduled to end? Ma fem § __ © ® is @ ® Deaoot A Otel Directions: On Monday, fe learned about DACA and its ramifications for people. Now we look at the numbers and statistics behind immigration reform. The answers to these questions can be used to support your position in your letter. First identify which section of the problem is missing (whole, part, or percent) then complete the problem. Finally, identify if you think this statistics support or opposes DACA legislation. 1.) On average, there are 543,000 businesses started in the United States each month, and 33% of new businesses are started by immigrants or their children, How many new businesses each month are started by immigrants or their children? - Which section is Whole Cat Percent - Problem work area op = Does this point support or oppose your point? fu Pery a 2.) In the United States, there ar€2E.4 mili hhildren living below the poverty line. Children of immigrants account foe3-1 ildren. What percent of children living below the poverty line are children of imamgrants?” - Which section is missing? Whole Part Percent) + Problem work area: 1Q 4 o3 LG,4- ~ ML VA we - Does this support or oppose your point? OP Pest 3.) The size of the United States workforce is 161.8 million people. In the workforce 17% is ‘an immigrant. What percent of the workforce is an immigrant? - Which section is missing? Whole Party Percent ~ Problem Work Area: LEE. © ITZ 9754.0 Marre.Does this support or oppose your point? 4.) There are 349.6 million citizens in the United States. They make up 97.1% of the population in the United States. How many people live in the United State? = Which section is missing? Whole Par Percent Problem work area’ - ~ Does this support or oppose your point? Q 5.) **Read Closely** It has been calculated that economic growth in the year 2050 will be 0.4% each year with DACA and maintaining current laws. If DACA is ended economic growth will be 0.1%. The current size of the US economy is 2.1 trillion. How much less money would the economy have next year with these growth rates if the immigration bill took effect? gy Directions: Select two facts from above to use in your paper. Change that statistic into a sentence you can use in your paper. 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