Why I’m Not Convinced Continuing DACA Protections is What’s Best for America
Why I’m Not Convinced Continuing DACA Protections is What’s Best for America The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protection for those brought to the U.S. by their parents has been in the news quite a lot lately. In fact, it was a pivotal point in the Democrat position during the government shutdown in January. I won’t, and don’t mean to, imply that the shutdown was one party’s fault or the other. In my opinion, not having a budget approved, much less a government shutdown, is a failure of both parties, not one or the other. Getting the government running again is also not a victory for one party or the other. But I digress. I’m not convinced that it is in the country’s best interest to continue DACA or to provide amnesty to those in the country illegally, regardless of how they got here. Before going on, I think it’s important to point out that DACA is not law. Any argument to the contrary is based on, at best, a misun...