Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other young immigrants march with supporters as they arrive at the Capitol in Washington, March 5, 2018.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Josh Smith, of the Center for Growth and Opportunity, suggests that common arguments against DACA do not reflect the economic benefit that immigrants create in the United States. He argues that current media discussions of President Obama’s DACA program fail to acknowledge that immigrant “Dreamers” are not responsible for their parents’ choice to illegally cross the border and advocates for a clear path to citizenship for those who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Read the full piece as it was published by the Deseret News.
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