DACA program ends: what will happen to immigrants now

"Dreamers" hope that the government will retain for them the opportunity to legally live in the United States.

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Juan Juarez was brought from Mexico to the USA when he was 10 years old. Thanks to the scholarship, he was able to graduate from college and became a presenter at a local television station, and in 2017, he was awarded an Emmy Award.

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“I don’t have legal status in America yet. I am a Dreamer and I am covered by DACA, and this is a special situation,” Juano said during the award presentation.

Starting in 2012, when President Obama announced a deferred action program for immigrant children, abbreviated as DACA, 700 000, illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States by children received permission to live and work in the country with the right to renew it every two years.

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In September 2017, President Trump announced that the program would be terminated, with the result that the US Congress tried to find a permanent solution. In November 2018, the midterm congressional elections will be held. “Dreamers,” such as Juarez, are still waiting for a decision of their fate.

Disagreements over Trump's other plans regarding the construction of a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico and the separation of immigrant families overshadowed the situation of people participating in the DACA program.

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“There is always something that takes priority. Honestly, they kind of forgot about the DACA situation. They forget about it because the matter has moved to the courts. Lawmakers say, “The courts will fix everything,” but nothing is done,” says Juarez.

For 13 000 participants in DACA in Nevada, 2018 election can lead to another disappointment, but at the same time, this election gives them another chance to win. The Latin American residents of Nevada, who make up 29 percent of the state’s population, are receiving close attention in the run-up to the elections.

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“It's about my family being attacked, my neighbor being attacked, my friends being attacked. And maybe this doesn’t directly concern me, I’m still concerned about the fate of these people, because they are part of my life,” said Alicia Contreras, director of the MiFamilia Vota organization.

Although young people illegally trapped in the United States and participating in the DACA program do not have the right to vote in elections, some of them believe that they have nothing to lose.

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