Tuesday, January 9, 2018

DACA - A Fair Way to Deal With Dreamers

The ongoing "battle" as to what to do with the "dreamers" of DACA, President Trump and Congress only need to use their heads and do what is best for America, and not to be concerned with political power. There are lives and futures at stake here.

To that I would propose the following:

Any DACA recipient who has not, since DACA was instituted, managed to become a productive, self-supporting member of society, or has committed any crime, would be deported. Any other Dreamer who has worked hard to to contribute to society and the economy, and is self-supporting may be issued a permanent VISA. If the Dreamer who is issued a permanent VISA desires to become a citizen, he/she may APPLY, just like any other potential immigrant, and must from that point jump through all the same hoops as a new immigration applicant, thereby not "jumping to the front of the line". In other words, the only difference between a Dreamer with a VISA and a new immigartion applicant from Asia, for example, is that the Dreamer jumps through all the hoops while already residing and working in the U.S.

If, at any point prior to citizenship a Dreamer should screw up, or stop supporting himself for a period of more than 120 days or commits a crime, he would lose his VISA and be deported.
This, then, is a fair and sensible way of dealing with DACA.

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