Homeland Security appropriations bill DACA amendment

ECW · 06:27 AM

What exactly was this amendment? Was it just only for dreamers in the military or for all of us? Was it technically a DACA extension? What I got for this article it seems like a one year extension in the Homeland Security appropriation bill for all DACA recipients... Am I wrong?

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Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar did win a victory for DACA defenders this week, but it is questionable how significant it will be. He proposed an amendment for this year’s Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that would ban the department from using any funds to detain or deport DACA recipients in good standing. Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee agreed to the amendment and it was approved on a bipartisan voice vote.

In theory, the amendment would offer at least a year of stability for DREAMers if passed into law. But there was skepticism about how impactful it would be. In approving the amendment, Rep. Kevin Yoder told his fellow Republicans during committee markup that it “has no practical impact since this is the status quo.”

“These are all little band-aids, maybe messaging votes. That’s fine, I’d be more than happy to support that, but I think the focus for all members should be on a permanent fix,” he said.

It’s possible that this could be the first step toward a solution that had been long rumored but rarely acknowledged on the record — Congress renewing DACA for one or two years at a time in perpetuity.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...ember-just-not

freshh. · 07-27-2018, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ECW

What exactly was this amendment? Was it just only for dreamers in the military or for all of us? Was it technically a DACA extension? What I got for this article it seems like a one year extension in the Homeland Security appropriation bill for all DACA recipients... Am I wrong?

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...ember-just-not

That's what I am interpreting from it as well.

beingoflight · 07-27-2018, 08:25 AM

This worries me...

It talks about not being deportable etc...

WHAT ABOUT OUR BLOODY EADS???!??

JohannBernoulli1667 · 07-27-2018, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by beingoflight

This worries me...

It talks about not being deportable etc...

WHAT ABOUT OUR BLOODY EADS???!??

Think of it as a long vacation.

Erik1421 · 07-27-2018, 09:16 AM

They are delaying it until they get their damn wall for the next presidential elections.

ECW · 07-27-2018, 09:28 AM

Can someone please get clarification if this is a one year extension or not?

ECW · 07-27-2018, 09:52 AM

S0 two amendments were passed in committee. Listening to the videos on this, they are basically the same thing. Coverage for all DACA recipients. It's very vague though, will permits be allowed to be renewed within that one year? That's the bigger question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsKPGq0HsUc&t=2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvDpfxbOlRE

JJ Glo · 10:13 AM

So protection for DACA recipients for a year, does this mean those with active DACA? If so, it makes no since since we can't be deported anyways, or does it mean anyone who has ever had DACA and is in good standing.

jwxie518 · 07-27-2018, 10:18 AM

And now we are looking at 2021-2022. Nice. I am so happy we won’t make any progress until then. But may I please travel??

DogJuiceMan · 07-27-2018, 11:03 AM

Does this mean legal status then?

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