The revocation of DACA has left many DREAMERS wondering what will happen to them, and with this topic coming to the forefront of American politics, mass media, and many Americans have begun debating this issue. In this debate, there is a specific side to this issue that needs to be addressed, because although their arguments seem and sound reasonable, they aren't as sound as they initially seem. This side's reasoning is as follows, " Although it is regrettable that their parents brought them to the U.S., and they are innocent in this regard, we should deport the DREAMERS because their parents did break the law, and it was wrong of their parents to bring them over illegally."
There are a quite a few problems with this reasoning.
Firstly, punishing DREAMERS for the crimes of their parents is completely and absolutely absurd. That's not justice. It's like spending jail time because your father stole a car.
Although it is usually the case that breaking the law is wrong, that is not always the case. If the law is morally wrong, or if the law is broken, then a gray area of right and wrong presents itself in these sort of situations. Essentially, the parents who eventually did bring their children over, had a choice to make. Stay, and face high crime rates, a low chance of economic mobility, and a low chance of any movement up the social ladder. Or, go over to U.S., which has lower crime rates, and a better chance for upward and social mobility. Things were better in the U.S. Some might say that they should have come over legally. However the immigration system is broken, and it takes upwards of at least five years to come over legally, if you're lucky. Which is why it's ridiculous when people tell DREAMERS to be "angry at their parents, not at the government". Be angry at their parents for trying to survive and provide a better life for themselves and their family?
The problem of DACA and the DREAMERS wouldn't exist if our immigration system were reformed. This problem is actually symptomatic of both the current and past state of our broken immigration policy. We need reform. Going backward won't solve anything.
