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The Cost of Congress Kicking the Can on DACA
October 26, 2020Archives . Authors . Blog News . Certified Review . Feature . Feature Img . Policy/Contributor Blogs . Recent Stories . Student Blogs Article(Source) In 2012, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security established Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) in an attempt to address the issue of deporting immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, never received legal status, and have lived continuously in the U.S. since 2007. Since its implementation, around 800,000 individuals have