President Obama is intent on getting legislation passed to help illegal immigrants, even if it means more executive action.
Staff Reporter
But with Republicans now fully in the control of Congress, things might be changing when it comes to immigration policy. President Obama has been in favor of passing legislation that would benefit the children of illegal immigrants such as Ana Zamora, who upon turning 1 year-old, was brought by her family as they traveled to Dallas, Texas, as undocumented immigrants. Now, because of President Obama's immigration policy she has had the ability to graduate from college through a policy enacted by the Obama administration in June 2012.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA, for short) grants certain illegal immigrants who came to this country prior to turning sixteen like Ana did, to receive a renewable two-year work permit and exemption from deportation. According to Ana it is because of legislation like this, which President Obama enacted through his Executive action, that she was given this crucial opportunity to better her life and achieve what every child of undocumented citizenship wishes, which is to live the American Dream. That is why, in some circles, children of these undocumented immigrants are even sometimes called “DREAMers”, because they are chasing the American Dream.