{"id":24466,"date":"2017-09-04T15:24:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T15:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=24466"},"modified":"2017-09-04T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T15:24:26","slug":"where-will-these-daca-residents-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=24466","title":{"rendered":"Where will these DACA residents go?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I keep reading stories about undocumented immigrants who came here as children telling the world about their worries and fears regarding potential deportation.<\/p>\n

They are so-called “dreamers.” They live here under a provision called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Donald Trump reportedly has decided to end the DACA program in six months, giving Congress a window to enact a legislative solution to this knotty issue.<\/p>\n

Still, the question remains stuck in my craw: Where are these DACA residents going to go if the government rounds them up and sends them back to the country of their birth?<\/p>\n

I watched two California university students tell a TV reporter that neither of them have been to Mexico since their early childhood. The United States of America is their home. They grew up here. The USA is all they’ve known. Sure, their parents broke the law, but their children have done nothing wrong — except seeking legal status.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama signed the executive order granting temporary reprieves for DACA residents from deportation. Donald Trump wants to rescind the order, or so we’re led to believe. Some members of Congress say Obama’s action might be unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

OK, then. If that’s the case, let’s craft a legislative answer. Send a bill to the president’s desk, ask him to sign it and grant the “dreamers” a streamlined path to obtain U.S. citizenship or permanent legal residence.<\/p>\n

Send these people back to their country of origin? Donald Trump said this year he wants to treat DACA residents “with heart.” OK, Mr. President. Show us your heart.<\/p>\n\n

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