Question Description
I'm working on a sociology discussion question and need support to help me learn.
- 1. Roughly sketch out a policy position. For instance, perhaps you can improve upon the policy you chose to critique in your homework. Perhaps you want to improve on DACA or on the travel ban. Use sources and online research.
- 2. Detail who you would include (asylum seekers, refugees, etc.) and why. Additionally, who would you exclude? Why?
- 3. Who would be eligible for VISAs? How long would people stay?
- Would you involve local law enforecement? Why or why not?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: DACA
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Improving DACA
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DACA
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Improving DACA
In 2012, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that
"DREAMers,"- undocumented young people who had entered the country illegally as children,
would not be deported but granted a temporary stay known as "deferred action." This
policy/program would later come to be known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) (DACA - National Immigration Law Center, n.d.). While the policy grants the affected
populations' citizenry status or pathway to citizenship, it allows them to apply for social security
number, driver's license, and work permit. The policy came under scrutiny during the Trump
administration through the DHS sou...