Last year August, president Obama issued a decree that will remain in the books of history. He declared deferred action for dreamers. This meant that those who immigrated into the US at their tender age would be exempted from deportation. This was a timely move since the immigration department had already started executing a plan to effect these deportations. The decree was thus a good gesture.
This was in contrast with the earlier plans to send them back to the countries from where they were brought. Ranging from study, work and courtesy call, the US normally receives overwhelming number of immigrants annually. A strategy was therefore being enacted to screen the populace in order to remain with a manageable number. It was, however an encouraging move to hear the head of state make such an announcement.
Just take a picture of a woman who visits a foreign land with her little daughter who is less than a year old. This woman then dies in the new land leaving the daughter under the care of friends. There are no papers to confirm the nationality of the girl. She is of good morals and performs exceptionally well in school.
Some have since graduated from some of the esteemed universities in the country. Their degrees are first class and they believe they are top cream members of society. In fact, there are a good number of them who have political ambitions to one day be the president like their predecessor, Obama! Their desire is to work and continue achieving their ambitions in the land that they cherish and love.
They were rightly called dreamers because they really are, and it is only prudent if they are assisted to achieve their desires. Their hope is to develop their careers in the US, their homeland. That is the nation whose language, culture and policies they understand. It does not come to their imagination that one day someone will arise to send them away.
The action that the president and his administration took was thus a right one. Still, more needs to be done as the dreamers need total freedom. At the moment there are some regulations governing their stay that are evidently unfair. Considering the current state of affairs, they are just like visitors who can be driven out any time the owner of the house changes mind.
Where they originally came from does not matter. What matters is how far they can reach and what they can help America to achieve. If given a chance, they can prove that they love their country, The US, and are ready to contribute to its development. They therefore need to be treated without any bias, as true members of the family and not illegitimate sons and daughters.
It is common for some of them to behave in unwelcome manner. In such a case, the law should take its course without favoritism. Their misbehavior is not enough to label the rest as unruly. It is human nature to make mistakes and it is noble to correct the mishaps. The whole world is watching to see how this matter will be brought to rest.
This was in contrast with the earlier plans to send them back to the countries from where they were brought. Ranging from study, work and courtesy call, the US normally receives overwhelming number of immigrants annually. A strategy was therefore being enacted to screen the populace in order to remain with a manageable number. It was, however an encouraging move to hear the head of state make such an announcement.
Just take a picture of a woman who visits a foreign land with her little daughter who is less than a year old. This woman then dies in the new land leaving the daughter under the care of friends. There are no papers to confirm the nationality of the girl. She is of good morals and performs exceptionally well in school.
Some have since graduated from some of the esteemed universities in the country. Their degrees are first class and they believe they are top cream members of society. In fact, there are a good number of them who have political ambitions to one day be the president like their predecessor, Obama! Their desire is to work and continue achieving their ambitions in the land that they cherish and love.
They were rightly called dreamers because they really are, and it is only prudent if they are assisted to achieve their desires. Their hope is to develop their careers in the US, their homeland. That is the nation whose language, culture and policies they understand. It does not come to their imagination that one day someone will arise to send them away.
The action that the president and his administration took was thus a right one. Still, more needs to be done as the dreamers need total freedom. At the moment there are some regulations governing their stay that are evidently unfair. Considering the current state of affairs, they are just like visitors who can be driven out any time the owner of the house changes mind.
Where they originally came from does not matter. What matters is how far they can reach and what they can help America to achieve. If given a chance, they can prove that they love their country, The US, and are ready to contribute to its development. They therefore need to be treated without any bias, as true members of the family and not illegitimate sons and daughters.
It is common for some of them to behave in unwelcome manner. In such a case, the law should take its course without favoritism. Their misbehavior is not enough to label the rest as unruly. It is human nature to make mistakes and it is noble to correct the mishaps. The whole world is watching to see how this matter will be brought to rest.
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