The Impacts of DACA on Migrant Children and Young Adults and what Actions Should be Taken

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was presented at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and ruled that the implementation of the program was illegal. Over the past 10 years DACA has affected it’s recipients and their families in many ways. It is a positive force for the recipients, their families, as well as the United States’ economy. Although, with the uncertainty between presidential offices and politics surrounding the program, it has impaired the community. The statistics provided is data based on DACA recipients from Mexico between the ages of 18-30 as they make up about 80% of recipients. This research provides how each presidential administration has handled DACA and how it has affected it’s recipients in terms of job security, education, and their family. Affects to family include separation of children or parents resulting in trauma and other social challenges. This gives reasons as to why the program and it’s recipients should be provided protection