WASHINGTON,D.C-President Donald Trump has scrapped a program that grants work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact more than 7,000 Indian-Americans. The program -- Deferred Action for Children Arrival-- was a key immigration reform of the former President Barack Obama. Such a decision by the US President, which is one of his poll promises, is expected to draw widespread criticism...
including those from his own Republican party. The move is likely to impact some 75,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans.
In a radio interview Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives said that Trump should not terminate DACA as “these children know no other country than the US”. “I actually don’t think he should do that. I believe that this is something that Congress has to fix,” Ryan said on radio station WCLO in Janesville,WI. India ranks 11thamong countries of origin for DACA students, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available till March 31, 2017. “Deporting patriotic, courageous young men and women who are American in every way would be disastrous for our communities, our economy and our nation,” said Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives.
In a study,CATO Institute said that termination of DACA, which would result in possible deportation of these students could cost over $200 billion to the American economy and the cost to the government would be $60 billion. The average DACA recipient is 22 years old, employed, and a student. 17 per cent of them are on track to complete an advanced degree(PTI)
In a radio interview Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives said that Trump should not terminate DACA as “these children know no other country than the US”. “I actually don’t think he should do that. I believe that this is something that Congress has to fix,” Ryan said on radio station WCLO in Janesville,WI. India ranks 11thamong countries of origin for DACA students, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services statistics available till March 31, 2017. “Deporting patriotic, courageous young men and women who are American in every way would be disastrous for our communities, our economy and our nation,” said Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives.
In a study,CATO Institute said that termination of DACA, which would result in possible deportation of these students could cost over $200 billion to the American economy and the cost to the government would be $60 billion. The average DACA recipient is 22 years old, employed, and a student. 17 per cent of them are on track to complete an advanced degree(PTI)
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