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Eric A. Erreguin

English-101

Instructor: M. Batty

26 March 2019

DACA: If You Can Dream it, You Can Do It

Those of us who are born in the United States, have the privilege to be educated. We take

it for granted, we may have the opportunity to enroll into colleges. Unfortunately, not all students

are born with social securities and legal documents. The students who categories to be

undocumented, are offered to apply with the DACA Program. DACA is an abbreviated program,

known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival.” Also known as the “Dream Act,”

Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. Its nitch is to reform on how challenging it

is to succeed as an undocumented immigrant. This program was established in 2012, during

Barrack Obama’s presidency. It is to help undocumented students with their finance. Approved to

pursue their enrollment in education without the risk of deportation. The become eligible, the

enrolling students are required to been living in the United States since 2007. And the citizenship

must have a clean record. Including, to have their high school academics completed, with a

graduation diploma. However, those registered under the DACA, are not guaranteed full

citizenship. Although, it assists them with the opportunity to receive a work permit. They will be

employed legally as they are enrolled in school.

Even though, undocumented people want to apply for DACA, their request may not be

granted. Their eligibility can be provoked, because they may not reach the requirements. Such as,

not completing high school or receiving a GED. Only about 5 percent of this population graduate

from college with a bachelor’s degree. Meanwhile, one fifth of this population remain to stay in
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school. Moreover, tuition for students can be expensive. The undocumented are ineligible for any

for grants or any type of financial aid. Which makes their possibility of enrollment an

unsanctioned standing. In like manner, which is why DACA would be a great level of support for

these group of students.

Unfortunately, the DACA project was removed in March 2018. The Current progress on

record, comes from one of VOX’s articles in January 2019. It is estimated, only 700,000 DACA

students remain eligible for a renewal. These students, however, are not being protected from

citizenship, as DACA has been vetoed at this time. DACA recipients are now at risk of

deportation. If DACA was continued as an active arrangement, it can be probable that 1.2-1.4

million eligible applications would be approved to be recipients. Unauthorized immigrants are

more than likely to come from low income families. Which explains their progress in high school

graduates, and their effort to continue on from the high school level. This concept of thought has

been labeled as “Transition to Illegality.” by Robert Gonzales of Harvard.

It is a resemblance of their parents; this does not mean they will be deported or will they

are optioning to leave the country. Their communication skills and work experience are just as

the same as their parents. As soon as they realize, their citizenship is not equivalent to those who

are privileged, they accept the easiest route to their reality. By taking occupations, which a

degree is not needed. Their motivation is very low, and do not believe the strong possibility of

them succeeding in college. All serviceable study declares all DACA students have reached more

accomplishments, economically and academically. Compared to any unauthorized immigrants,

not registered under DACA. In a Survey by Wong from VOX, the statistics approximately

declare eighty percent of current and former recipients receive $20,000-$36,000 of annual
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income. Five percent have now become business owners. With sixty-five purchasing their first

vehicle, and sixteenth percent purchasing their first home property.

The Dreamers are the originality of the youth, whom were brought over with their

parents, from their home country. They were brought over to seek better opportunities.

Compared to possible lives they could have inherited, if their parents had decided to to migrate.

As children, transitioning to teenagers, most did not realize they were undocumented when they

could not interlink with their friends and classmates. For this reason, they were not all registered

with a social security number. They are unable to register for financial aid or apply for a driver’s

license. Earlier this year, a California judge issued a ruling to revive the DACA program, over

the Trump Administration. Application may still be received by students who are dealing with

their applications to be expired or renewed. Expiration of DACA, is not an instinctive of

deportation, but they are not to be protected from deportation either.

One DACA recipient that I personally know, was able to share with me his personal story

as an undocumented immigrant and transitioning to a DACA recipient. His name is Fernando,

born in Jalisco, Mexico of May 1991 (28 Years of Age.) As a toddler, His father was living in

Los Angeles to provide income for the family back in Mexico. At the age of six, himself and his

mother were going to migrate to Los Angeles illegally. In order to unite with his father, would

have to smuggle in two different passageways. Fernando was to cross the San Diego/Tijuana

Border with a relative they knew. Fernando was to be identified as somebody else, using his

cousin’s birth certificate and documents at the border crossing. Meanwhile, his mother was to go

another route through a desert which would lead her to Arizona. “This was very crazy for me, I

was six years old and did not understand what was going on at the time. I was separated from my

mother for the first time, in my life. And was commanded to be identified under another name
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with an uncle. I just cried the whole time and wanted to be united with my mother.” quoted

Fernando. “I was really nervous at first after crossing the border, because I was going to meet my

father. I never met him before until that day of Crossing. He was so relieved to see me after six

years, yet I was scared in shocked that I finally met him. Yet, still concerned on what could be

happening hundreds of miles away with my mother, and challenges she could be facing. Within

the next two days, I saw her once again and we were all united for the first time as a family.”

Since his arrival in 1997, Fernando has remained himself out of illegal trouble in the US,

and graduate with a High School Diploma from John F. Kennedy High School in 2009. Without

legal documents, it was difficult for him to enroll in college. After 2011, he took a break from

community college, and began to work full time. Until Only a year later in 2012, DACA

movement came into effect. He took another shot in his academics to pursue his major in

business. Hoping he can be protected from immigration, receive documents and continue to

enroll in school, DACA was then removed in March 2018. However, Fernando has not given up

on his academics. He continues to go back to school, and hopes DACA will assist him again.

Including, it will help him with his documentation. Once and for all, he wants to feel less afraid,

and more American.

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Work Cite:

Casey, Marguerite
I Weep for the Children of DACA
HUFFPOST|©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-weep-for-the-children-of-
daca_us_59c43706e4b0f2df5e83ad12

Jordan, Miriam & Patel,Sona

For Thousands of ‘Dreamers,’ It Has Been a Wild Ride. And It’s Not Over Yet.
“The young undocumented immigrants have seen their hopes alternately elevated
and dashed, sometimes in a single week.”
© 2019 The New York Times Company
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/daca-dreamers-court-ruling.html

Lind, Dara
9 facts that explain DACA, the immigration program Trump is ending
“How DACA works, who it protects, & what will happen to immigrants after it
runsout.”
Advertise with us Jobs @ Vox Media © 2019 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/31/16226934/daca-trump-dreamers-

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