Mixed message from Trump on DACA sparks frustration from
Dreamers as well as critics of illegal immigration
Serrano-Taha said some DACA recipients became complacent
and stopped fighting for others left behind by the program, despite the growing
numbers of deportations during the Obama administration.…“It created a sense of
entitlement,” Serrano-Taha said. “DACA has always been in danger, ever since it
started. This should be a wake-up call. It’s a reality check.”
By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times
July 16, 2017
DACA recipient Melody Klingenfuss, a 23-year-old who lives
in North Hills, feels like her immigration relief is under threat. Klingenfuss
came to the U.S. on a tourist visa when she was 9.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected, Melody Klingenfuss has
known her time in the United States could be limited.
The 23-year-old has temporary immigration relief under
President Obama’s landmark Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which seemed
imperiled amid Trump’s vowed crackdown on illegal immigration.
But instead of clear policy, Klingenfuss and thousands of
other DACA recipients have faced mixed messages, contradictory leaks and a lack
of clarity about their future. Inside the administration, there has been talk
of deportations, only to have the president himself sound a less dire tone.[…]
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