UE KEY ASSIGNMENT ESSAY

  • The bittersweet stories of Atlanta’s DACA recipients
    https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/the-bittersweet-stories-of-atlantas-daca-recipients/
  • House Votes to Give ‘Dreamers’ a Path to Citizenship
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/us/politics/dream-promise-act.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
  • The Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers
    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/dream-act-overview
  • Who are the DACA DREAMers and how many are here?
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/13/who-daca-dreamers-and-how-many-here/333045002/

Answer these questions in paragraph form.

1. Should there be a legal path to citizenship for these undocumented children of illegal immigrants (“Dreamers”)? Why or why not?

2. If you were charged with proposing a solution to this dilemma, what do you think would be the best and most fair way to address this problem? Be sure to provide a detailed step-by-step proposal.

Include quotes from and/or references to at least three (3) of the articles you chose to read for this assignment. Be sure to cite these articles in parenthesis using the last name of the author and the date of the article. See the example: (Smith, John. Jan 01, 2000).