DACA
Youth immigration policy
DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a U.S. immigration policy established in 2012 that allows certain people who entered the country illegally as children to receive temporary protection from deportation and work permits.
Recipients are often called Dreamers, after the DREAM Act legislation that inspired the program: Her DACA status is up for renewal next year.
Binding directive from leadership
- ObamaForty-fourth president's family name
- 2012Recent leap year
- Homeland SecurityFederal domestic protection agency
- USCISImmigration services bureau
Congress · bipartisan · legislation · renewal · applications · protection · program · termination
Status as state member
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- immigration reformChanging laws governing newcomers
amnesty · legalization · Congress · advocacy · lobbying · bipartisan support
Not officially recorded
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- beneficiariesThose who receive advantages
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- young peopleThose in early life
advocates · activists · testimonies · stories · contributions · community members · organizers · voices
Official employment eligibility document
- social security numberState-assigned citizen identifier
- driver's licenseOfficial driving permit
- temporary protectionBrief-term security arrangement
- limboState of uncertain waiting
uncertainty · expiration · biometrics · background check · fee · two-year term
Systematic development of mind
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
employment · career · professional license · teachers · entrepreneurs · homeownership · workforce · taxpayer
executive order
Binding directive from leadership
- ObamaForty-fourth president's family name
- 2012Recent leap year
- Homeland SecurityFederal domestic protection agency
USCIS · Congress · bipartisan · legislation · renewal · applications · protection · program · termination · rescission
citizenship
Status as state member
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
immigration reform · amnesty · legalization · Congress · advocacy · lobbying · bipartisan support
undocumented
Not officially recorded
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- beneficiariesThose who receive advantages
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
young people · advocates · activists · testimonies · stories · contributions · community members · organizers · voices · faces
work permit
Official employment eligibility document
- social security numberState-assigned citizen identifier
- driver's licenseOfficial driving permit
- temporary protectionBrief-term security arrangement
limbo · uncertainty · expiration · biometrics · background check · fee · two-year term
education
Systematic development of mind
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- tuitionPayment for instruction
scholarship · employment · career · professional license · teachers · entrepreneurs · homeownership · workforce · taxpayer · American Dream
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- Latina IdentityChicana, mestiza, Afro-Latina, hyphenated identity, belonging
- Latino HistoryCesar Chavez, UFW, Mexican-American War, farmworkers, braceros
- Mexican Immigrationbraceros, Mexican Americans, Tejanos, migrants, undocumented
- Obama EraBarack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act
DACAdeportation
Legal expulsion from country
mass deportation · immigration enforcement · self-deportation · detention · travel ban
DACAcitizenship
Status as state member
naturalization · path to citizenship · permanent residency · green card · birthright citizenship
- DACA recipientsDeferred action program beneficiaries