An identical version was introduced in the House on July 26, The age requirement would permit aliens to qualify who grew up in their own countries and were not brought to America until they were almost 18 years old. If the Senate passes the DREAM Act of , it almost certainly will be dead on arrival in the House, which is what happened four years ago when Schumer, as part of the Gang of Eight , succeeded in getting an immigration bill passed in the Senate that was opposed by 70 percent of the Senate Republicans.
It would be more realistic to pass a bill that would just continue the DACA program for the current participants, but even that would fail if Trump will not sign it unless it includes a border wall, an end to chain migration, and an end to the Diversity Visa Program.
In any case, the floor debates and their media coverage will be easier to understand if the senators are clear about who they are trying to help and how they want to help them. Nolan Rappaport was detailed to the House Judiciary Committee as an executive branch immigration law expert for three years; he subsequently served as an immigration counsel for the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims for four years.
Prior to working on the Judiciary Committee, he wrote decisions for the Board of Immigration Appeals for 20 years. View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. With the election of Donald J. Trump the future of DACA is uncertain. President-elect Trump stated during his campaign that he intended to terminate the program upon entering office. Per DACA requirements the participants have self-identified as being unlawful residents and could face deportation proceedings if the program is terminated.
Ming H. Maria A. Additionally, the applicant would need to have graduated from a high school in the United States, or obtained a GED; demonstrates good moral character; pass a criminal background review.
Once conditional residency was established, and the applicant had been a resident for six years, the applicant would be able to apply for permanent residency by demonstrating: attendance at a post-secondary educational institution, or service in the United States military for at least 2 years or received an honorable discharge; pass additional background checks; continued demonstration of good moral character. This program shields some young undocumented immigrants —who often arrived at a very young age in circumstances beyond their control—from deportation.
This decision meant that over time, , young adults brought to the U. Such an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the Executive Branch.
Two federal appellate courts have now ruled against the administration, allowing previous DACA recipients to renew their deferred action, and the Supreme Court agreed to review the legal challenges. The ruling maintains the program and allows DACA recipients to renew membership, which offers them work authorization and temporary protection from deportation.
The ruling left open the possibility that the Administration could still end DACA in the future if they give a proper justification. The recipients of DACA are young people who have grown up as Americans, identify themselves as Americans, and many speak only English and have no memory of or connection with the country where they were born. Under current immigration law, most of these young people had no way to gain legal residency even though they have lived in the U.
DACA enables certain people who came to the U. It allows non-U. Recipients are eligible for work authorization and other benefits, and are shielded from deportation. Since DACA began, approximately , people have been approved for the program. To be eligible, applicants had to have arrived in the U.
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