Immigrants may lose at home due to the closure of the DACA program

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When Diego Cortzo received DACA status six years ago, one of the first things he thought about was buying a house, writes CNN.

“It was very important to me,” said Corzo, 27, who has never left the United States since he was 9 years old, when his parents brought him to the country from Peru.

However, now Kortzo is afraid that he will lose not only his home, but also his homeland, as well as 6, of other properties that he owns and manages.

The DACA Deferred Program allowed almost 689 000 immigrants who were brought to the United States by parents to study legally, work, and get a driver's license. The program allowed many “dreamers” to get out of the shadows and apply for mortgage loans and buy houses - the pinnacle of the American dream.

“Without a job, I won't be able to pay my mortgage and my house will go under the hammer,” said Corzo, whose DACA status expires in 2019.

In September, President Trump announced that he was closing the DACA program, but allowed Congress to adopt alternative legislation before the end of the Obama 5 program’s March period. However, the lawmakers and the Trump administration could not reach an agreement.

If the DACA program really closes, over the next two years, 915 dreamers will lose the ability to work and protection from deportation.

About how many dreamers own houses, is still unknown.

A survey of more than 3000 people with DACA status in 46 states showed that 15% has a house at the age of 25 years and older. This study was conducted last August by the University of California San Diego and partner organizations, including the National Center for Immigration Law and the Center for American Progress.

When Korzo received DACA status, he applied for a mortgage loan in the amount of 160 000 dollars. “At that time, I was a software developer at General Motors in Austin and rented a house. It took me a year to build a credit score,” he said.

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He bought his first home, with four bedrooms and a red brick facade, in November 2014 of the year. Three years later, Kortzo purchased a second home.

He manages his real estate business through his home office, and also rents out 6 properties in Florida.

Photos from personal archive

Kortso believes that “dreamers” who own houses stimulate the economy.

In order to qualify for DACA status, dreamers must at least complete high school, but many also attend college, said Randy Capps, director of research for American programs at the Institute for Migration Policy.

“This is a group that then uses their college education to earn higher wages, work in professions, buy houses, buy cars, and thereby stimulate the economy,” Capps said.

Recall that earlier trump promulgated your immigration bill. The White House’s immigration proposals contain items for the granting of citizenship to immigrants who have entered the United States of children (DACA), the allocation of $ 25 billion for the construction of the border wall and other security measures.

Since the launch of President Barack Obama in 2012, the program has protected approximately 800 thousands of young people from deportation. It applies to children who were brought into the country illegally. They can attend school and, after graduation, apply to the federal government for a 2-year work permit to protect them from deportation.

The Obama administration prioritized the deportation of immigrants who were deemed dangerous to society or found guilty of committing a serious crime, or endangering national security, or those who recently illegally crossed the border.

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