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Originally Posted by Gocchin Sama
IamAman, I agree with you on 99% of the points. However, please keep in mind that he was also voted in by people who bought into his promise of acting on immigration during his inaugural year (2008 ). Instead, he was busy forcing Obamacare (not that I disagree with the bill) down everyone's throat thus effectively killed any chance for the immigration talk during his first term. Resentment towards Obamacare still haunts us even to this day. We can all agree that DACA happened was 50% (at least) political move during an election year.
With all that said, I am still SUPER grateful for DACA and appreciate the efforts that he's put in THIS year towards CIR.
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If I had a choice, I would have wanted him to start with immigration reform too. Hell, if it was up to me, I would have wanted George Bush Sr. to start with immigration reform back in 1988. I however, as an undocumented person don't have the right to tell the President of the United States what to do. History is still open on the ACA . Maybe it will be a flop but the same people who are kicking and screaming now were the same people who were kicking and screaming when Social Security was introduced.
Whether DACA was political or not is a moot point because the same people on here who all of a sudden have some normalcy in their lives are the same ones who are the loudest. I've said it before and I'll said it again, many people who have DACA have never suffered because of being undocumented so they don't realize how significant and valuable it is.
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Late 40's Dreamer (Holy Fucking shit I'm almost 50 and still dealing with this), aged out of original DACA and didn't have a chance to apply for extended DACA after Republicans killed it on the vine.