Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling

New York Times ^ | September 22, 2017 | By LIZ ROBBINS

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Violeta Gomez-Uribe, 32, goes to kickboxing classes in Brooklyn. Eduardo Garcia, 22, lifts weights at the gym, in between classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15, said he walks around in “zombie mode” and tries to stay off social media to avoid “the tsunami of confusion.”

All of them are recipients of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation and lets them work legally in this country.

They have felt a whiplash of emotions since Sept. 5, when, after months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced it would be ending the program.

More than 40 organizations across the city and state will provide free legal services on Sept. 25 to help recipients renew their paperwork, and to screen them for other potential immigration benefits.

But amid this feverish push, many organizations are also seeing that they need to address another pressing need, one rarely talked about: the mental health toll.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The progressive anti-America news media is pushing out "sad DACA stories" by the dozens.

[LeoWindhorse]

If they not in , or have ever been in , the U.S. military : OUT with their okoles . They are invaders . Holding mommy’s hand , but invaders none-the-less .

[Lurkinanloomin]

Don’t leave them dangling, send them and their illegal alien parents home so they can be together in their own country.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Illegal aliens are prohibited by law from enlisting.

[Steely Tom]

Gosh what an awful country. Why would anyone want to stay here?

[bagster]

We need that kid catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on the job. Let’s get serious about this.

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[DoughtyOne]

Citizens were the ones left dangling.

These people need to be reunited with their families. NOW!

[Cowboy Bob]

Violeta Gomez-Uribe, 32, goes to kickboxing classes in Brooklyn. Eduardo Garcia, 22, lifts weights at the gym, in between classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15

How will these children (delicate snowflakes) be able to survive if they are deported to their home county??

Sounds like Mexicans are a bunch of pussies. Americans as young as 14 went off to fight during WWII. These "children" are emotionally incapable of going back to their home country and living with grandma and paw-paw.

[T. P. Pole]

Maybe I just don’t understand what “deferred” means.

[VanDeKoik]

“Young Immigrants”

Illegals.

[Alberta's Child]

Nobody is being left “dangling” here. The U.S. Justice Dept. announcement about the DACA termination clearly explained that these immigrants should spend the next six months making arrangements to go back to their home countries.

[Oscar in Batangas]

Don’t dangle, “kiddies”

Deport yourselves

[NorthMountain]

But amid this feverish push, many organizations are also seeing that they need to address another pressing need, one rarely talked about: the need to buy an airline ticket back to Mexico, before ICE picks them up and throws their stinky butts back over the border involuntarily.

[fella]

The smart Dreamers have been proactive and started proceedures to become legal. But most have just sat back expecting a handout.

[Gay State Conservative]

I can't believe that I'm 100% in agreement with the NY Times.It's absolutely wrong for us to keep the "dreamers" dangling.

DEPORT THEM ALL....NOW!

[Feckless]

Go HOME! A.M.F.

[Joe Bfstplk]

DACA illegals should blame their shithead parents rather than U.S. law.

[Lizavetta]

Not immigrants dangling. ILLEGAL immigrants dangling.

More quality and accurate journalism from the New York Times. /s