Thursday, September 7, 2017

DACA and its impact

The latest media saturation includes a number of issues (hurricanes, debt ceiling deal, Ivanka's stop by Daddy's office, and a declining portion dedicated to Russian meddling) but a portion of it remains to focus on President Trump's repeal of DACA. As we now know, the direction is anything but clear. It looks as if President Trump is kicking the issue to legislators with the potential for them to actually take action to confirm President Obama's original action in protecting the young people who came to the U.S. as children, many of whom are now in colleges and universities throughout the nation.

The many declarations of support for those protected by DACA indicate that the 800,000 or so young people in this category are law-abiding, striving for a better life, may comprise a significant proportion of health professionals, and any number of other positive attributes. Higher education is making it clear - we want DACA students and it makes no sense to put them under stress or particularly at risk of deportation.

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