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What will President Trump do about the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, created by President Obama to allow children brought to the U.S. without authorization to remain here? The president has tried unsuccessfully to kill the program, but he said Tuesday he will somehow keep it alive — without giving us any details.
Trump would be wise to allow the 650,000 or so current DACA recipients, as well as other “Dreamers,” to stay in the U.S., and he should support action from Congress that would let them earn eventual citizenship. It’s in our national interest and in Trump’s own political interest.
In addition, saving DACA recipients from deportation is the only fair and just way to treat young people who grew up here, often have no memories of the countries where they were born, in many cases don’t speak the languages of those countries, and are making tremendous contributions to our country.