Dreamers or children protected under DACA, and the question mark that was just put on their future by this administration, raises so many questions. It has, once again, brought into sharp focus the shift away from tolerance, generosity and kindness in today's America.
I am not that political savvy and could not hold a very long informed conversation about immigration with someone. But what I do know is that for a nation as large as this, eight hundred thousand productive and young people can not be a bad thing. They can not be a burden.
Also DACA is not just a policy- it is also an implied promise that was made by the administration to these children. A promise that a decent solution would be found for their unique situation in life. If a country cannot live up to its commitments just because of a change in who sits in a position of power, its soul comes into question. It clearly becomes party over nation and not the other way around.
One can only hope that the earnest will of the people and the plea of these young men and women, and children, reaches the ears of those deafened by the applause of an election win.
I am not that political savvy and could not hold a very long informed conversation about immigration with someone. But what I do know is that for a nation as large as this, eight hundred thousand productive and young people can not be a bad thing. They can not be a burden.
Also DACA is not just a policy- it is also an implied promise that was made by the administration to these children. A promise that a decent solution would be found for their unique situation in life. If a country cannot live up to its commitments just because of a change in who sits in a position of power, its soul comes into question. It clearly becomes party over nation and not the other way around.
One can only hope that the earnest will of the people and the plea of these young men and women, and children, reaches the ears of those deafened by the applause of an election win.
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