During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to get rid of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Now, according to a Sunday report from Politico, he’s finally decided to fulfill that awful promise.
DACA, enacted by President Barack Obama in 2012, protects illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as minors. Thanks to the policy, over three quarters of a million “Dreamers” have been able to legally apply for driver’s licenses, work permits, etc.
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But now Drumpf apparently wants to take that away and send these people “home” — many to countries they only lived in as infants and have no memory of.
Trump is reportedly going to announce the plan officially on Tuesday, along with a 6-month ultimatum to Congress to pass a law replacing it. But the GOP-run legislature doesn’t give us much hope.
Obviously politicians and celebs alike were disgusted by the move. See some of the strongest Twitter reactions (below)!
Taking legal protections away from 800,000 young people raised in this country is absolutely counter to what we stand for as a nation.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) September 4, 2017
Young people affected by #DACA are American in every way except immigration status. @POTUS ending program is not who we should be as nation.
— Sen. Al Franken (@SenFranken) September 4, 2017
How is deciding to end #DACA & disrupt hundreds of thousands of #DREAMers‘ lives in line with the spirit of today’s National Day of Prayer?
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) September 4, 2017
Imagine if the president could understand that the recipients of DACA ARE the Americans he’s been tasked with protecting #saveDACA
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2017
No time to waste – we’ve got to fight with everything we’ve got to #DefendDACA. Thanks, @jorgeramosnews, for sharing these powerful stories. https://t.co/rNtZZ4ONBy
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 4, 2017
If true, this would be one of the most cruel and immoral things Trump has done. Let’s stand up for #Dreamers and #DefendDACA https://t.co/T8mAvIwyMN
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) September 4, 2017
Ending #DACA would be cruel and dangerous. We must protect #DREAMers. https://t.co/0QCff5K5Nr
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) September 4, 2017
250 of my Apple coworkers are #Dreamers. I stand with them. They deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in American values.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 3, 2017
After teasing #Dreamers for months with talk of his “great heart,” @POTUS slams door on them. Some “heart”…
— Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) September 4, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/kPWOUWhlWF
— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) September 4, 2017
#DefendDACA THREAD:
Here’s the deal:@realDonaldTrump is likely to end #DACA on Tuesday, endangering the lives of 800,000 young people. pic.twitter.com/NZ3GN1yqrN
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ Women’s March (@womensmarch) September 3, 2017
The most cruel, disgusting, vile man to hold the office of the President in the modern era and possibly ever. https://t.co/rBgAMen66H
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 4, 2017
When historians write of @realDonaldTrump‘s tenure, one word will be used over and over:
Cruelty.
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) September 4, 2017
America, we are a fair and compassionate country.
We cannot turn our backs on #Dreamers.
These young people contribute to making us great.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) September 4, 2017
It’s a cruel hand that extends the American dream and then steals it away. #DACA #DREAMers (1/3)
— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) September 4, 2017
In contrast, @POTUS tonight gave in to his own dark fear of diversity & punished them for simply trusting the United States. (3/3)
— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) September 4, 2017
For all the members of Congress over the past 5 years who said DACA should’ve been done “legislatively” here’s your chance. #DefendDACA
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) September 4, 2017
Tech Companies Are Signing This Letter In Defense Of DACA https://t.co/2apDCR1o3D
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 4, 2017
[Image via CNN.]
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