Category: DACA

The topic of immigration (legal and illegal) is a very polarizing subject today. I knew finding someone willing to discuss this with me, would be tough. Before approaching anyone for an interview, numerous thoughts went through my mind as to what the reaction would be. why are you asking me this? Do I know you?…

How can we save our unheard minorities, and immigrant population in our schools and urban cities? Today, many of our minority and immigrant population feel that their needs and mental health challenges are not being heard by our government officials. The Dream Act, in 2001 recognizes that individuals brought into the United States illegally as…

I share the same feelings as my friends as we are ready to break out of this bell jar that has protected us from the outside world up until our senior year of high school. I see them being faced with the decision of where to go to college. While they are being met with…

Through this proposal, I hope to illustrate the political, religious, and physical struggles that pushed the Irish people out of their homeland, Ireland. I will illuminate some of the many ways the English and then, later, Americans used stereotypes and propaganda to marginalize the Irish, and much worse. Their intentions were to defame and demoralize…

Eight years ago, former president, Barack Obama, signed the executive order known as DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It granted protected status to immigrants who had arrived in the United States before the age of sixteen, meaning, it allowed immigrants to remain in the U.S. While DACA did offer individuals the opportunity to work,…

An Analysis of DACA, Travel Bans, and Border Security The DACA Conundrum: A Battle for the Dreamers President Trump fights for the American people and their industries. This is also the reason why Trump is initiating and pushing these immigration laws. He wants to help protect the jobs of American citizens. In the article “Donald…

Exploring Immigration: A Focus on DACA and Its Implications Historical Context: Native Americans and Early Settlers Let’s start by saying that we are all immigrants; the only exception would have to be the Native Americans. Native Americans were the first to get to America; exactly how they got to America is still a mystery. Settlers…

Navigating America’s Future: The DACA Dilemma and Immigration Policy Separating Families: The Impact of “Zero Tolerance” Policy For all of America’s history, we’ve always had people who migrated here for different reasons. One of the major ones is that America is seen as the land of opportunity. In the land of the free, many people…

Equity and Accountability: The DACA Dilemma and Immigrant Youth DACA: Empowering a Better Life for Undocumented Youth Should one be held accountable for the acts and/or decisions of others? As a minor, most, if not all, of our decisions are made by our parents, including where we live and relocating. Many immigrants did not choose…