ASU is a public university dedicated to protecting its students and ensuring the well-being of those who are DACA recipients, according to President Michael Crow.
Ortega believes that the removal of the DACA program is just another aim at the Latino/a community, and says that there's now a higher chance that ICE can raid people's homes and immediately deport them. He says it isn't fair because the majority of immigrants are coming here either to work or to get an education and are trying to further themselves within the community.
ASU is a public university dedicated to protecting its students and ensuring the well-being of those who are DACA recipients, according to President Michael Crow.
On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, the White House officially announced the removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA). Students from all around the nation, along with their families, were shocked and upset by the news, feeling like it was a blow to the Latino/a community.
The act itself was established by the Obama administration in 2012, and has since then protected over 800,000 undocumented immigrants. It allowed recipients to attend school, obtain drivers' licenses, and work, with a renewal process every two years.
Students I interviewed at Arizona State University seemed to have a general consensus, saying that the removal was unfair and that it demonstrates our country's current negative attitudes towards minorities. According to the Trump administration, Congress has six months to make a decision before any final actions are taken.