DACA & the DREAM Act

Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: DACA is good for Dreamers and U.S. citizens.
- Pro 2: Deporting Dreamers is inhumane and cruel.
- Pro 3: DACA recipients are vital members of the American workforce.
Cons
- Con 1: DACA and the Dream Act only encourage more illegal immigration.
- Con 2: Amnesty should not be given to law breakers.
- Con 3: DACA sets a bad precedent for letting presidents circumvent the legislative branch.
Who are Dreamers?
- Countries of birth
- U.S. place of residence
- Gender
- Age
- Marital status
Historical Timeline
- April 25, 2001 - Representative Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) introduces proto-DREAM Act.
- May 21, 2001 - Representative Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduces a more limited proto-DREAM Act
- August 1 2001 - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduce the DREAM Act
- April 7, 2006 - DREAM Act included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
- May 9, 2007 - DREAM Act included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
- October 18, 2007 - Senator Durbin sponsors DREAM Act
- March 26, 2009 - Bipartisan group from both houses reintroduce DREAM Act
- September 22, 2010 - DREAM Act reintroduced by Dick Durbin
- May 10, 2011 - President Barack Obama called for comprehensive immigration reform
- May 11, 2011 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reintroduces the DREAM Act
- July and October 2011 - California DREAM Act signed into law
- June 15, 2012 - Obama announces DACA
- June 15, 2012 - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano establishes DACA as policy
- August 15, 2012 - March 19, 2018 - Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC) v. Brewer
- November 20, 2014 - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expands DACA and announces DAPA
- April 7, 2015: Crane v. Johnson
- August 14, 2015: Arpaio v. Obama
- June 23, 2016 - United States v. Texas
- September 4, 2017 - Attorney General directs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind DACA
- September 5, 2017 - Acting Secretary of DHS Elaine C. Duke rescinds DACA
- January 9, 2018 - Court injunction requires DHS to continue DACA
- February 13, 2018 - June 18, 2020 - Dept. of Homeland Security, et al., v. Regents of the University of California, et al
- Mar. 27, 2020 - Lawyers argue Dreamers are essential during Covid-19 pandemic
- July 28, 2020 - December 4, 2020 - The “Wolf Memo” seeks to limit DACA
- January 20, 2021 - Biden issues day one memo to protect DACA
- July 16, 2021 - September 13, 2023 - State of Texas, et al., v. United States of America, et al.
- August 24, 2022 - DHS codfies DACA
- October 5, 2022 - U.S. Court of Appeals says DACA is illegal
- May 3, 2024 - December 23, 2024 - DACA recipients declared eligible, then ineligible, for Obamacare
- January 17, 2025 - DACA ruled unlawful again
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