Dreamers is a term that has entered strongly into the collective imagination of immigrants in the United States since 2012. On June 15 of that year, President Barack Obama signed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. An executive order known as DACA.
It was born with the interest of benefiting hundreds of undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. However, legal immigration status is not granted, so it does not work as a vehicle to obtain US citizenship. At least not until any Immigration Reform that is eventually approved in Congress. Which at the moment seems unreal.
An unstable stability
Part of the reason for implementing DACA is to provide recipients with a certain level of peace of mind. Although it does not mean to get a Green Card or anything like that, it allays fears of deportation. As long as the laws are respected
But the validity and application of this measure has not been very stable. Especially since Donald Trump arrived at the White House in 2017.
On September 5 of that same year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the program. In this way, he fulfilled one of the main promises that promoted the New York tycoon’s campaign and that ultimately led him to win the presidential race.
DACA survived the onslaught after the Supreme Court blocked the executive’s intentions to permanently repeal it.
With the departure of Trump and the arrival of Biden to the presidency, the long-awaited immigration reform acquired new vigor. But to date no initiative has passed to the Legislative Power.
Even DACA itself has suffered major setbacks. In mid-2021, federal judge Andrew Hanen ruled that the program was illegal.
Dreamers and economy
The dreamers have a specific weight within the US economy. To support this statement, it is enough to highlight two points:
According to a survey sponsored by the University of California, nine out of 10 Dreamers attend school or have a job. Of this second group, many have successfully started their own businesses.
According to estimates by the CATO institute, the dreamers will contribute until 2028 and during the previous nine years, some 93,000 million dollars, only in taxes.
Despite these numbers, they are still a group that does not have everything with them. Despite their merits, they remain invisible to many.
At Globaling we want to reverse this perception. We work hard so that dreamers and immigrants in general receive the credit and benefits they deserve.
