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The United States defines itself as a multicultural nation, an ideal nation for immigrants
to live, and it should be reflected in its immigration policy. According to Pew Research “There
were 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2015, which represented the 3.4% of
the nation’s population at time”. Within this population there are many young immigrants, which
were brought by their parents to the United States when they were child. These youth are known
as dreamers. In 2012, President Barack Obama passed The Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) in order to provide dreamers with a permit that would allow them to work and
study in the United States without the fear of deportation. However, Donald Trump announced
the cancellation of DACA program on March 2018, which provoked a major disagreement in
congress. Democrats voted to fix DACA while Republicans wanted funds for security border
enhancements. The following timeline demonstrates that the United States is a country that has
the DACA program so that it may keep providing those dreamers the opportunity to live in the
United States, and they may succeed in their education and be able to continue contributing to
our society.
Immigrants arriving Ellis Island (Take from This act was created in order to exclude Chinese
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island-1907.jpg) Laborer to enter and remain in the United States.
Even though, this act stopped immigration from China, many Chinese were able to stay in the
United States, and were able to work and have a better quality life in the United States.
eastern and Central Europe (Bray, lewis 7). . The Emergency Quota Act limited the
immigration from certain countries, but the immigrants that were already living in the United
enacted:
Even thought, these immigration acts were suppressing immigrants, throughout history,
the United States has allowed immigrants to enter and remain in its land. As a result, dreamers
should not be the exception. For many dreamers the only country that they consider theirs is the
United States. President Barack Obama mentioned in 2012 define many of those Dreamers as
young people who are full of “hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people”. Dreamers are a
great assets to the United States they just need the opportunity, so they may prepare to contribute
to our society.
Works Cited
Krogstad, Jens Manuel, et al. “5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S.” Pew Research
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Bray, Ilona and Loida Nicolas Lewis. "CHAPTER 1: Immigration Then and Now." How to Get a
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SMITH, PATRICIA. "The Great IMMIGRATION Debate: We're a Nation of Immigrants, but
We Endlessly Argue about Who to Welcome to Our Shores. Why Are We so Divided?."
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