Posted on 02/21/2017 8:06:24 AM PST by Cheerio
It depends on how one defines “keep.” Donald Trump argued against Barack Obama’s unilateral actions on immigration, including the DAPA and expanded DACA programs, both of which got put into limbo by federal courts. When asked in last week’s press conference about DACA and the so-called “dreamers” — children brought into the country illegally by their parents — Trump replied that his immigration policy would show “great heart” in those cases. Today, CBS reports that Trump’s new immigration policy keeps DACA in place.
Or perhaps better put, it doesn’t explicitly eliminate it:
A source with knowledge of DHS planning said the documents are being finalized by the White House and could be released as early as Monday. It was originally scheduled to be released late last week.
One provision would direct the immediate return of Mexican immigrants who are apprehended along the border back home, pending the outcomes of their deportation hearings. The new procedures would allow for authorities to seek expedited deportation hearings.
The memos do not overturn the Obama 2012 immigration action that created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has deferred deportations for people who came to the U.S. illegally as children and has provided work permits to more than 750,000 immigrants.
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Applies to DAPA and expanding DACA, the original program continues unhindered.
Each permit is good for that time, everyday that goes by, new permits are being issued. The program itself will never end unless Trump rescinds the EO.
It will be impossible to remove the parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. once we start giving passes to the law.
Starting with the criminals makes sense, but all illegal aliens should be removed. It is grossly unfair to those who did it right to give free passes to those who did not, regardless of their age.
I really think a lot of illegals will leave on their own after awhile. They say that illegals coming from Mexico is down (not sure true but that is the word on the street). I think just having a President with illegal immigration crackdown should help overall. I am so glad he is doing this. I was really getting sick of Hispanics especially Mexicans thinking we owed them something. We don’t. Trump will swiftly remind them of that.
The media is so evil. Hate Trump is their motto. So frustrating. Of course they were like this during the election and got their butts handed to them.
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