La Opinión (Editorial)
August 15, 2014
The
decision to grant deferred deportations through the DACA program to a
category of youths practically changed the lives of more than half a
million people, who were
able to get a stable job, a driver's license and even open a bank
account. All of these help individuals brought up in our country to more
fully become part of society and the economy.
Unfortunately,
on the second anniversary of this decision that the Department of
Homeland Security made, there is an effort underway to punish the
program's beneficiaries,
the Dreamers, for the arrival of Central American youths to the border.
There
are Republican (GOP) lawmakers who recognize the unique condition of
the Dreamers, who were brought here by their parents. Despite that, the
party's leadership in
Congress gave up control over the immigration issue to the Tea Party,
allowing them to take it out on these youths. With or without the border
crisis, the House of Representatives voted several times to eliminate DACA.
The
immigration issue, the potential executive actions that President Obama
could take in this regard and the poorly named "amnesty" in the
comprehensive immigration reform
are the central issues of the Republican strategy for the November
legislative elections. This campaign includes opposing DACA and wanting
to deport the Dreamers.
Instead
of taking into account the Dreamers' particular situation and their
potential contributions, the opposition has turned them into an example
of supposed presidential
excess, to which they apply all the negative stereotypes that ignorance
and political opportunism allow.
This
debate is sad for the youths who are renewing their DACA, for
Republicans dominated by those who only want deportations and for the
community, which is being insulted
and disrespected with generalizations and falsehoods.
We
hope that the hysterical opposition to DACA on this second anniversary
does not make the Obama administration waver in expanding deferred
action to other categories
of immigrants. This is a very necessary measure, given the refusal of
the House to tackle an immigration bill that includes legalization.
For more information, go to: www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com
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