So let me get this straight...

I appreciate your passion. Let's walk through this:

  • DACA covers a small subset of illegal aliens; just the ones brought here when they were children. "To apply, immigrants had to be younger than 31 on June 15, 2012, must have come to the U.S. when they were younger than 16, and must have lived in the U.S. since 2007. In August 2012, the Pew Research Center estimated that up to 1.7 million people were eligible." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals

  • They must have not been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanors, or three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety

  • They have to have completed high school or a GED, have been honorably discharged from the armed forces, or are enrolled in school

  • Of those individuals who were eligible under the DACA criteria, about 800,000 applied.

So, we have a subset of the illegal population who pose no discernible public safety threat to our communities. They are required to renew their deferrals annually, and must pay a $495 fee each time they do.

Do some of them commit crimes? Of course. But we have existing laws and agencies to handle that. Even had Trump prevailed, there are no plans to begin an immediate large-scale mass deportation of DACA-lings. They just aren't a high priority. So, the case can work its way up to the SCOTUS after it is properly seasoned.

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