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DACA Argumentative Essay

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What is DACA? A program that protects young undocumented immigrants from being deported. This program was intended to be for those who have a dream of becoming someone in life; this is where the name DREAMERS came in place because these young, hard working people have a dream. For centuries, Americans have been debating immigration. There are many pros and cons, but I believe that DACA should not be exterminated from these dreamers. Once Donald Trump became president he did not think of his people, he decided to eliminate DACA and deport all undocumented immigrants who are part of the DACA program and also their family members. When these undocumented immigrants come to the US, they do not think of harming anyone, they only seek a better life. As said, “families pay smugglers up to $3,000 for the journey into the United States; immigrants run through deserts and suffer through those terrifying, long, cold nights.”(Abdul-Alim) So, when these immigrants made it into the United States they seeked for all kinds of help. At one point, immigrants came across DACA which was created by Obama in 2012, a program that was created to protect immigrants who came into the US at a young age and helped prevent them from being deported. A typical …show more content…

Over the past months there have been many disagreements, there are thousands of people who support DACA; many see that this program has made a change for the better in our society. The majority of these DACA immigrants have graduated, moved on to college and have had a phenomenal career. For these undocumented immigrants to find out that there is high possibility for them to be deported is terrifying, not just for them but also their family members. The fear keeps rising, but these immigrants just need to keep fighting for what is right and wait for the day when everything is said and

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