Introduction
After listening to the professor of sociology talking about human rights, dignity, and humanity, as well as to the employees of rights of migration talking about the concept and meaning of DACA in PaloAlto, I took it upon myself to explain to my classmates the idea behind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), who had been arguing earlier about the documents. I explained to them that, according to Dosunmu (47), DACA, which was passed and announced on June 15, 2012, can be described as a memorandum that practices prosecutorial discretion towards people who illegally migrated to the United States of America as children.
Discussion
I also explained to the students that people with deferred action status have the capacity to put in applications for employment authorization because they are protected by the color of law in the United States. Needless to say, I reminded them that the deferred action status can be revoked any time and that there exists no unswerving path from the deferred action to citizenship or lawful permanent residence.
The students wished to understand who or how one can be eligible for DACA relief. In line with this, I opted to give them the criteria that were used for selection whenever applications for deferred action for childhood arrivals were made. One of the points consisted of the fact that one should have been below 31 years by June 15, 2012, and should have moved to the United States, while he or she was 16 years or below.
Moreover, I also mentioned that another factor that influenced the eligibility for deferred action was the fact that one ought to have resided in the United States continuously from June 15th, 2007 till the present day. Additionally, if an individual is currently studying at school in the United States, and he/she has a GED passed or has graduated from high school, such a student can be considered an eligible person.
I also explained the filing process that is involved whenever one wants to apply for DACA. Here, the first step would be to collect documents that will act as proof that one actually meets the guidelines set by the USCIS. Secondly, I would advise you to correctly fill out the necessary two forms and worksheets, namely, form I-821D, which provides the option for consideration of DACA, form I-765, which is the application for employment authorization, and worksheet I-765WS. The next step would require me to mail the forms to the appropriate USCIS lockbox, after which I would visit an Application Support Center (ASC) for biometric service and finally check my application status online.
After explaining the eligibility and the application procedure, I informed the students that there are other factors that would affect an individual’s application for DACA. These factors have been described as a significant misdemeanor. According to Dosunmu, DHS will consider any offense as ‘significant’ that involves sexual exploitation or abuse, domestic violence, illegal firearm possession, burglary, drug trafficking or driving under the influence of alcohol. Regardless of the sentence imposed on an individual, the DHS will consider them as offences (69).
Conclusion
Additionally, I also explained to the students that despite the fact that one might meet all the requirements and adhere to all the application procedures, DHS did not guarantee that all the requests presented to it would be granted. After communicating this information, the concept of DACA became clear to everyone and there was no need for further arguments.
Works Cited
Dosunmu Muyis. Obama Immigration Dream Act. 1. 76 Million Will Benefit. Path to Green Card? Los Angeles: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. Print.