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Originally Posted by Demise
DACA got halted for new applicants in 2017. Aside the few that were able to sitestep the minimum age requirement due to removal orders (and actually did so), the youngest would be 23 today. 23 is very much an age that you should be able to stand on your own two feet. Then how many are in their 30s or 40s?
So yeah, I don't really expect many DACAers to follow their parents if they get deported.
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Might not be so much as a matter of living off their parents but rather facing a situation where they now will likely see their parents a handful of times before they pass. Sure you can see them if they're severely sick but they will effectively be out of your life.
I know too many people who would pay almost anything just to hear a parents voice again. But it doesn't work that way. If you have an incredibly close bond with your family in general, you'll only have to settle for the regret of not having spent more time with them. No refunds.
But I suspect you're right that a lot won't make the choice to leave, mostly if they have kids of their own or a career that has momentum. Their duty would be to their own kids.
The hellscape that DACA recipients have to tangle with is a tragedy.