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    2 RALLY FOR IMMIGRANTS 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 @ country legally financial aid: money given or 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 hhave 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 a better ids, 72 Fernanda made the most of it. She taught herself English by reading books and watching cartoons. future for the \wvew scholostc.comiactionmag | February 2018 5 cartes DD eet Derren eet Pee lef ache Cite c cnn tus) Eien iene WWE Perec tiumtasee, — Atl GROWN UP Pees aac Fernanda Jimenez is now @ high school senior in Wisconsin Deine a Mota She is protected by DACA, Her mother brought her ta the United Stotes at age (2G can get a wor perm 5.-when she had no say in the decision. ‘The photo of her and her grandfather (far yesh Ticense (in some states) Fight) wos taken the Bay before she left Mexico forthe US. She studied hard. By the age of 10, she knew what she wanted from life, “I'm going to college + mother. no matter what,” she would tell h Femanda knew she wasn’t living in the United States legally. But she convinced herself it didn't matter, “{ pretended I was just like the other students,” she says, In high school, she couldn't pretend anymore. Her friends started to get driver's licenses and jobs. Femanda couldn't do either. ‘And without a good job, how could she pay for college? Her dream began to feel out of reach, A Nation of Immigrants Today, more than 40 million immigrants live in the U.S. legally. That means they have permission from the American government to be here. Most immigrants are allowed to come to the U.S. because they have close farnily members living here already. But the U.S. limits the number of people February 2018 | Scholastic Action who can immigrate legally every year. Thal's, why about 11 million people face a problem similar to Fernanda's, They are living in the U.S without permission from the government. They ented immigrants They don’t have documents—or papers—giving are known as undocu: them permission to live here Living on the Edge Life Is uncertain for most undocumented immigrants, Kids can go to school. But as teen they can’t get a driver's license, Undocument students can apply to most colleges. But financial aid is almost impossible to get: Undocumented immigrants find ways to vork- and some of them even pay taxes, But few hig! paying jobs ate available to them. Many Americans think undocumented immigrants should be forced to leave the country. In fact, each year, more than 300,000 people are deported at's lem the US. t. They ats. giving ited steens, rented MEXICO EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS PERU BRAZIL SOUTH KOREA COUNTRY er es 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? 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, Over the next five years, 800,000 immigrants were protected by DACA. Fernanda 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. Where Are DACA Immigrants From? 618,542 ‘700,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 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.” [573 PAUSE AND Tr bP iet young im An Uncertain Future Fernanda's excitement didn't last long. In the summer of 2016, immigration became a big issue in the presidential campafgn. Donald Trump promised to get tough on undocumented immigrants. Many Americans supported him. As president, Trump has expressed sympathy for immigrants protected by DACA. But late last summer he canceled the program He announced that it would end on March 5, 2018, Congress can still decide to keep DACA— or replace it with a new rule to help these young immigrants. But as of mid-November, it was unclear what Congress would do. i A Lot to Lose IF DACA ends, young immigrants like lawyer who defends people’s eivil rights Femanda have a lot to lose. They could be fired in the meantime, she has decided to speak from their jobs. They could also be forced to out about the rights of immigranis. She believes leave the country. they deserve a chance to work hard and become For Fernanda, the president's announcement | successful in their new country. “We want to was a big setback. “It broke my heart,” she says. get an education,” Femanda says. “We want “We don't know what's going to happen now.” to have good jobs. And we're going to keep But Fernanda 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 I SMCS Una: WHAT TO DO: Answer the questions 2 full sentences. 1, What does DACA stand for? Deferr Deore r eae a J Immigration Statistics Directions: On Monday, we 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. \hote 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 missing? Whole (Part) Percent ~ Probiem work area: 544 coo +3327 149. 00 +234 *y loc = Does this point support or oppose your point? Suprol 2.) Inthe United States, there are 28.4 million children living below the poverty line. Children of immigrants account fof 9.1 million children, What percent of children living below the poverty line are children of immigrants? Which section is missing? Whole Part ~ Problem work area: ZS14 0 g F t= 04 ae 26 . 32% "14d Does this support or oppose your point? Obese 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 Part) Percent Problem Work Area ~~ ie 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) Part Percent Problem work area whole Whey - Does this support or oppose your point? 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? th Daca a # Dates OT = Prd era Daca t (8. Cconomy win ex N by Beg rion Wert Y der, t ie Directions: Select th facts from above to Use in your paper. 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