{"id":17718,"date":"2017-09-05T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=17718"},"modified":"2017-09-05T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:00:08","slug":"daca-trump-scraps-obama-era-amnesty-program-7000-indian-americans-to-be-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/daca-trump-scraps-obama-era-amnesty-program-7000-indian-americans-to-be-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"DACA: Trump Scraps Obama-era Amnesty Program; 7,000 Indian Americans to be Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Immigrants and supporters rally after President Trump ordered an end to DACA on Sept. 5, in Los Angeles. The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protects young immigrants who grew up in the U.S. after arriving with their undocumented parents from deportation to a foreign country. The executive order by the president removes protection for about 800,000 current “dreamers,” about 200,000 of whom live in Southern California. Congress has the option to replace the policy with legislation before DACA expires on March 5, 2018. (David McNew\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump scrapped an Obama-era amnesty program, Sept. 5, that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact 800,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian Americans, writes Lalit K. Jha.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am here today to announce that the program known as DACA (Deferred Action for Children Arrival) that was effectuated under the Obama Administration is being rescinded,\u201d U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.<\/p>\n

The announcement, which was anticipated for the past few days, was greeted with protests from across the country.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House demonstrating against Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Justice has advised the President and the Department of Homeland Security that DHS should begin an orderly, lawful wind down, including the cancellation of the memo that authorized this program,\u201d Sessions told reporters.<\/p>\n

Defending the move, he said that to have a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest, one cannot admit everyone who would like to come here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is an open border policy and the American people have rightly rejected it. Therefore, the nation must set and enforce a limit on how many immigrants we admit each year and that means all cannot be accepted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis does not mean they are bad people or that our nation disrespects or demeans them in any way. It means we are properly enforcing our laws as Congress has passed them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sessions said that collective wisdom is that the policy is vulnerable to the same legal and constitutional challenges that the courts recognized with respect to the DAPA program, which was enjoined on a nationwide basis in a decision affirmed by the Fifth Circuit.<\/p>\n

He said ending the previous administration\u2019s \u201cdisrespect for the legislative process\u201d is an important first step.<\/p>\n

All immigration policies should serve the interests of the people of the U.S., lawful immigrant and native-born alike, he asserted.<\/p>\n

India ranks 11th<\/sup> among countries of origin for DACA students, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available till March 31.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress should carefully and thoughtfully pursue the types of reforms that are right for the American people. Our nation is comprised of good and decent people who want their government\u2019s leaders to fulfill their promises and advance an immigration policy that serves the national interest,\u201d the attorney general said.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Paul Ryan said now that DACA has been rescinded, there is more to do, and the president has called on Congress to act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s announcement does not revoke permits immediately, and it is important that those affected have clarity on how this interim period will be carried out. At the heart of this issue are young people who came to this country through no fault of their own, and for many of them it\u2019s the only country they know,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But the Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez said that by rescinding DACA, Trump has secured his legacy as \u201ca champion for cruelty.\u201d<\/p>\n

First, he took away protections for immigrant parents. Now he\u2019s going after their children, he alleged.<\/p>\n

\u201cRescinding DACA is the latest tactic in the Republican playbook to promote hate and discrimination. Because of the Republican Party, DREAMers will lose their ability to go to work and contribute to their communities,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n

He said deportations will tear families apart and drive immigrants back into the shadows, and the economy will face a devastating blow, costing U.S. billions in GDP over a decade.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the decision is a \u201cgiant setback\u201d for America.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s action on DACA is cruel. It threatens to tear families apart, puts our economy at risk, and will do nothing to unify America or make us more secure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a statement, he urged Congress to act as quickly as possible to pass legislation to protect the beneficiaries of DACA.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a cruel day for Dreamers, our families, and all Americans. President Trump\u2019s decision to end DACA is a manufactured crisis in response to an artificial deadline from anti-immigrant leaders,\u201d said Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Union.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump just threw the lives and futures of 800,000 Dreamers and their families, including my own, into fearful disarray, and injected chaos and uncertainty into thousands of workplaces and communities across America. He is using the lives of 800,000 people as pawn,\u201d Praeli said.<\/p>\n

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said Trump\u2019s action is an affront to who \u201cwe are\u201d as Americans.<\/p>\n

Trump is needlessly targeting children who know no other country as home than America, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis does not make our communities safer or our economy stronger. In fact, it does just the opposite. Congress must lead where the President won\u2019t and pass the DREAM Act. America does not merely tolerate immigration \u2013 we thrive on it, and we are better than needlessly targeting hardworking young adults to score crass partisan points,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Immigrants and supporters rally after President Trump ordered an end to DACA on Sept. 5, in Los Angeles. The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protects young immigrants who grew up in the U.S. after arriving with their undocumented parents from deportation to a foreign country. The executive order by the president removes protection…<\/p>\n

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