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Originally Posted by eva02
I don't think the republicans or trump are ready for the backlash of canceling DACA. That's one way to have the public sympathize with us. Imagine the testimonials? "I just want to work and pay taxes." "My parents brought me here when I was a baby." We are not the demonized version of immigrants he paints.
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That's why Donald won, right? Big portion of Donald's campaign was to mass deport and build a wall. I have two coworkers who voted for Trump, and their main reason was because of immigration. And I live and work in NYC. This anti-immigration sentiment is much stronger than you think. If Donald cared so much for public backlash, his whole campaign would have been PG.
My guess is he will halt DACA, let our current work authorization expire. Is he going to replace DACA with something? Odds are, no. Unless Democrats win both house and senate in 2 years, which is also a daunting task considering young people do not vote in midterm elections and usually swing Republican. Let's hope CIR does happen under Republican dominance here in hopes that they can earn our vote, but there's going to be a lot of backlash within that base.