Former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order is still considered by many Democrats to be one of the most significant pieces of law enacted during the administration’s second term, though its effectiveness may be coming to an end sooner than anyone initially expected. The DACA executive order and the program […]
Republican Views On DACA
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been a main subject of Republican political discussion since its inception in 2012. Although the DACA executive action, as well as the program it created, will in all likelihood be gone before the end of the Trump administration, the dilemma regarding what to do with the Dreamers, a […]
What Is The DREAM Act? DREAM Act Definition
The DREAM (Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act is a bipartisan legislation that has been introduced in various forms since 2001. Although the meaning has varied over time, its core concept has remained to allow people brought illegally into the United States as children a method to remain in the country. Although never […]
What Are DACA And DAPA? DACA And DAPA Definition
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) were immigration executive orders issued by President Barack Obama during his second term in office, the latter of which no longer exists today. The issuance of both orders sparked a great deal of controversy in the United […]