{"id":15357,"date":"2017-09-05T16:07:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T20:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=15357"},"modified":"2018-12-28T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:38:57","slug":"daca-perfect-job-nothing-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2017\/09\/05\/daca-perfect-job-nothing-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"DACA: Perfect Job for Do-Nothing Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rescinding Barack Obama\u2019s unconstitutional DACA diktat<\/a> — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals \u2013 the Trump administration will begin revoking some 700,000 work permits in six months.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledged Obama\u2019s \u201cclear abuse of executive authority\u201d in imposing DACA, but added unhelpfully, \u201cNow there is more to do.\u201d American citizens should not expect much.<\/p>\n

As Ryan duly noted, the status of DACA recipients \u201cis one of many immigration issues, such as border security and interior enforcement, which Congress has failed to adequately address over the years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Establishment Republicans are already plotting to skirt Trump\u2019s action and give new life to DACA (a la Obamacare). GOP leadership does not inspire confidence when Ryan rhapsodizes over \u201ca legislative solution that includes ensuring that those who have done nothing wrong can still\u00a0contribute as a valued part of this great country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>As for Democrats<\/em>, <\/em>if they are truly committed to finding a solution for those brought to the country as minors (many of whom are now in their 20s or 30s), the party of Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders will first need to keep countless unkept promises<\/a> to deter, prevent and enforce laws against future illegal immigration.<\/p>\n

Good luck with that, too.<\/p>\n

Unless Democrats are prepared to agree to, and implement, <\/em>reforms that result in actual enforcement of U.S. immigration laws, Congress should do what it does best: nothing. Allow DACA to lapse without renewals and let the rule of law prevail. It is a fool\u2019s errand to legitimize an illegitimate executive order or to enact a so-called \u201cclean DREAM Act\u201d amnesty that does not address the countless promises made and broken to the American people.<\/p>\n

Claims that deportation of DACA recipients will cost $60 billion<\/a> are pure fear-mongering. Trump\u2019s order doesn\u2019t deport anyone, but it does revoke work permits and other ill-gotten benefits. Jobs currently held by illegal immigrants must go to U.S. citizens.