Trump Moves to End DACA and Calls on Congress to Act
“Only by the reliable enforcement of immigration law can we produce safe communities, a robust middle class,
and economic fairness for all Americans,” Mr. Trump said, calling the DACA program an “amnesty-first approach.”
President Trump is winding down DACA.
We must also have heart and compassion for unemployed, struggling, and forgotten Americans.”
Immigration officials said that they do not intend to actively target the young immigrants as priorities for deportation, though without the
program’s protection, the immigrants are considered subject to removal from the United States and would no longer be able to work legally.
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to the Obama-era executive action
that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the program an “amnesty-first approach” and urging Congress to replace it with legislation before it begins phasing out on March 5, 2018.
“Congress now has the opportunity to advance responsible immigration reform
that puts American jobs and American security first,” Mr. Trump said in his statement, calling for the enactment of legislation that would slash legal immigration levels by prioritizing the admittance of people who speak English and have advanced skills.
But, he said, the United States is a “nation of opportunity because we are a nation of laws.”
The statement was released shortly after Mr. Trump, who had called the issue a personal dilemma, dispatched Attorney General Jeff Sessions to announce
that the government will no longer accept new applications from undocumented immigrants to shield them from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.