Writing a paper about current event
Current Event #1
President Trump has voiced his concerns about the DACA (Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals) program. DACA is a program that was started by President Obama that
protects undocumented children that came to the US at a very young age with their parents.
President Trump is now considering terminating this program that could lead these often called,
Dreamers, to be deported to the country that they and their parents originally came from. Jeff
Sessions, Donald F. McGahn II, Senator Orrin G. Hatch and others have spoken against Trump
ending this program. Major entrepreneurs have also disagreed with Trumps new proposal
because of the potential of damaging our economy. Trump has stated that by Tuesday, he will
give an answer on whether he plans to propose this to legislation.
A major concept that connects to this article is the separation of powers in the United
States, including the executive, judicial and legislative branch. The executive branch enforces the
laws, the legislative branch makes the laws, and the judicial branch interprets the laws. This
concept is very important pertaining to this article because even though Trump will decide on
Tuesday on whether he wants DACA to end, Congress will decide to pass or not pass the federal
law. Without the separation of powers, the president could virtually put any law into place even
if it seemed unconstitutional. Another concept that is important along with separation of powers,
is our checks and balances. Checks and balances give each branch the power to check on the
other branches and keep them accountable. This concept can relate to this subject because the
legislature can reject the president’s new plan and can also override the executive’s veto by a
two-thirds vote. The judicial branch also has a role as they are a check on the legislature and can
rule certain laws unconstitutional if need be. As Trump makes his statement in the coming days,
it’s not only his voice that is important in this matter, but Americans, the judicial, and the
legislative branch.
With this topic, there are several viewpoints to consider. One perspective that some
Americans have, like Trump’s, is that DACA is a program for those who are illegal immigrants
and can cause fear in some citizens whose jobs are being taken from them. As American
demographics change and the Hispanic population is growing in the US, these changing
demographics are a consideration in how ending this program could affect the diversity of our
country. Hispanics are the second largest ethnic group in the US and their voice and viewpoints
are important to consider in issues of immigration. While the Hispanic population and those who
support the DREAMERS might want this program to continue, other ethic and racial groups,
who come to the US through legal immigration means, might want this program to end.
I agree with keeping DACA. I think of the Dreamers and how they moved to the United
States because they had to with their parents. They didn’t have a choice in the matter and most of
them were so young that the only country they know is the United States. I think the DACA
program is a very controversial topic but one that is important. To think that people who have
spent most of their life could be deported back to a country they are not as familiar with or
maybe not even know at all is disheartening. The article stated that to end DACA would mean
that “about 800,000 undocumented immigrants […] would be subject to potential deportation”
(Davis). I would like to challenge this because I think it would be almost impossible to recruit all
800,000 of these people to deport them. Also, the cost to do this would be extremely high. It
honestly would be a waste of taxpayer money. Because this topic is so controversial, I could not
find anything I could agree on about removing the DACA program.
Work Cited
Davis, Julie Hirschfeld. “Trump Says Decision on ‘Dreamers’ Program Will Come Soon.” The
New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Sept. 2017,
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/politics/trump-daca-dreamers-
immigration.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&action=click&contentCol
lection=us®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=9&
pgtype=sectionfront Accessed 5 Sept. 2017.