Daca: Trump 'to scrap' amnesty for young immigrants

  • 4 September 2017
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Rocio, a Daca programme recipient, at a rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 1, 2017Image copyrightREUTERS
Image captionMany recipients of the Daca programme have taken to the streets to defend it
US President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a programme that protects young undocumented immigrants, according to reports.
He will give Congress six months to draw up legislation to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), sources quoted by US media say.
The decision, first reported in Politico, is considered a compromise amid strong support for the scheme.
However, the sources cautioned that Mr Trump could still change his mind.
He is due to formally announce his decision on Tuesday.
The Obama-era Daca programme protects hundreds of thousands of so-called "Dreamers" from deportation and provides work and study permits.
According to Politico, the White House informed House Speaker Paul Ryan of the president's decision on Sunday morning.
Mr Ryan last week urged the president not to scrap the scheme, arguing it left many young people "in limbo".
"These are kids who know no other country, who were brought here by their parents and don't know another home," he said.
Young immigrants and supporters walk holding signs during a rally in support of Daca in Los Angeles, on September 1, 2017Image copyrightAFP
Image captionPresident Trump has previously said he "loves" the Dreamers
Mr Ryan is one of a growing number of Republican lawmakers and business leaders to speak out against scrapping the programme.
While campaigning for office, Mr Trump took a hard-line on immigration and said he planned to "immediately terminate" the Daca programme.
But since then he has said he finds the subject "very, very tough".
He said he intends to show "great heart" in dealing with what he described as, in many cases, "incredible kids".
The decision to give Congress six months to draft an alternative is seen as a compromise after Republican lawmakers and business leaders from companies including Google, General Motors and Microsoft urged Mr Trump to retain the programme.
On Sunday, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted: "Thanks to Dreamers' courage & resolve, #DACA has allowed thousands of young people to contribute to our society. We're better for it."
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban-American Republican Representative from Florida, also took to Twitter to vent her frustration, saying: "After teasing #Dreamers for months with talk of his 'great heart,' @POTUS slams door on them. Some 'heart'."

What is Daca?

The Daca programme protects roughly 750,000 people in the US from deportation and provides temporary permits for work and study.
In order to qualify for Daca, applicants under the age of 30 submit personal information to the Department of Homeland Security.
They must go through an FBI background check and have a clean criminal background, and either be in school, recently graduated or have been honourably discharged from the military.
In exchange, the US government agrees to "defer" any action on their immigration status for a period of two years.
The majority of so-called Dreamer immigrants in the US are from Mexico and other Latin American countries.
Citation: 
“Daca: Trump 'to Scrap' Amnesty for Young Immigrants.” BBC News, BBC, 4 Sept. 2017, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41144231.
Response:
In this article it seems that the target audience is the general public specifically within the US. Those prone to confirmation bias would be receptive to this article as evident for Trump's intolerance and lack of consideration for minorities. Although the author of this article isn't stated, the fact that BBC is the publisher indicates a variety of biases. Since they are generally associated with the left-wing under British government influence, they would be pushing for the acceptance of immigrants - which comes out in this article. As a reader familiar with the importance of cultural variety and the struggles for newcomers in a nation, I think that the US should be working towards solutions to make it easier for immigrants to integrate into American society. The removal of Daca could be extremely detrimental to individuals and society as a whole. The viewpoint in this piece of news matches up with what I view as truth although I am aware that there might be aspects of this plan that made it worth abolishing that weren't presented. A possible motive behind this article could be to continue to highlight the flaws in Trump's presidency which could also lead to negativity bias.

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