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Originally Posted by Leap of Faith
I get that DACA is a privilege, not a right. But does that mean that we should just say "oh well, I guess we just have to wait" and then before you know it, it's 2017??? The point is that we paid money for the application, and were told to apply within a certain time frame. Now thousands of cards are at risk of expiring (if they haven't already) and no one at USCIS seems to give a care about it. Why even bother to apply at 150 days if it's gonna take 6+ months to approve?
Renewals involve far less work than an initial application, so there is no justification as to why they're taking as long as they are. I'm beginning to wonder if they've started to devote less resources to DACA on purpose. With the political landscape the way it is nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised.
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I completely agree with you. It's important that we bring attention to the inadequacies of USCIS. As one of the previous posters mentioned, people have and will lose their jobs due to delayed DACA renewals which can affect their much needed medical insurance plans and ability to pay their homes. We fought long and hard just to get a temporary reprieve like DACA, and it shouldn't die at the hands of bureaucratic inefficiencies.
zone2oo0's opinion is misguided. Yes, it is a privilege to be here: DACA folks are all familiar with the great educational opportunities provided to us, which we we have used to contribute back to the American workforce with our expertise in fields like tech, medical, education, etc. However, where you fall astray is believing that our lives and careers should be at the mercy of how efficiently USCIS decides to perform. The delays are not necessarily political, but rather a bureaucratic problem plaguing USCIS. As you pointed out, this an executive order, and if USCIS cannot execute their mission then shame on them.
At the end of the day, you and I are both DACAmented and should be working with the same mindset of pushing for permanent legalization. I am willing to bring attention to these delays in whatever possible way I can so that you and others ahead of me do not lose jobs over severe renewal delays like I've experienced.