DACA and Trump’s Administration
Trump’s administration has been making the headlines for the wrong reasons in recent times. One of such has been evident in the plan of his government to ensure that the DACA programme which was introduced by former president Barrack Obama in the year 2012 is brought to an end. This has been a move to ensure that the policies regarding immigration in the country are stricter than ever before.
However, the question still remains what are the impacts of this move on the development of the United States as a country? The major aim of this post will be to highlight and briefly explain some of the adverse effects that the closure of DACA will have on the country.
Employer Exploitation
This is one of the most noticeable effects that this political move will have on the country’s labour force. One of the major aim of this program is to afford young people the opportunity (from countries such as Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala) of becoming more productive to the country in lots of regards.
It has been discovered that since this programmed commenced, it has been able to accommodate over 800,000 people who have been brought into the country. The end of such a program means that these people can be deported at any time. Such can give room for them to be easily exploited by desperate employers who are looking for cheap labour.
Reduction In Tax Revenue
There is no doubt that dreamers (beneficiaries of this program) have been contributing their own quota towards the national purse through payment of taxes from income earned. When such program is brought to an end whether technically or legally, they will be deprived of work which automatically affects what the country used to earn from taxes being paid by them.
In cases of illegal immigration, those on the receiving end usually consider the ways that can help them stay underground and maintain low profiles. This makes them work without paying taxes. According to experts, DACA might have helped people from the countries which have been mentioned above but there is no doubt that it has also boosted the economy of the country through payment of taxes.
High Level of Insecurity
Dreamers have confirmed that this program has been able to give them some sense of belonging as well as security ever since it was brought into being. This is the opposite when it is brought to an end as it can make them exposed to all forms of danger in the country. For instance, such an action could bring about social problems such as drug trafficking, child trafficking and others. This is because they will be doing everything possible to survive in the country. In a nutshell, there is likely to be an increase in crime rate.
