{"id":17175,"date":"2021-02-24T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/2021\/02\/beneficiarios-de-daca-la-influencia-que-podria-tener-la-legislacion\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:25:28","slug":"beneficiarios-de-daca-la-influencia-que-podria-tener-la-legislacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeo.org\/es\/2021\/02\/beneficiarios-de-daca-la-influencia-que-podria-tener-la-legislacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficiarios de DACA: La influencia que podr\u00eda tener la legislaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DACA Recipients: The Influence that Legislation Could Bring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Rodrigo Ruiz-Tello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Presidential campaign of Joseph Biden, he announced that he planned to pass legislation to allow for those who are DACA recipients to have a quick and clear path to citizenship, along with other policies for immigrants who are not DACA recipients. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) defers the removal of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, maintained lawful behaviour, and are currently enrolled in schools or enlisted in the military. The passing of this intended legislation by the Biden Administration could bring huge changes to many latinx families, society, and Latinx representation in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DACA recipients, even though they have received the opportunity to remain in the United States, are still at a huge disadvantage than US citizens. Not many states offer in-state tuition for undocumented students, and unfortunately Georgia is not one of those states. Therefore, DACA recipients have no choice, but to pay out-of-state tuition, which can be more than twice the cost for students who are citizens of that state. According to a study conducted in 2015, 77% of the DACA recipients in the study demonstrated extreme concern for funding their education (Mulhere, 2015). With the increased cost of tuition, DACA students are forced to balance various activities into their schedule, such as more than one job to pay for their education, internships, classes, and studying. However, the passage of the policy that President Biden has introduced would allow DACA recipients, once they have become United States citizens, to be eligible for the in-state tuition rate and would also allow them to apply for the state\u2019s financial aid. The legislation would not only aid these DACA recipients financially, but would also help improve their mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debt has a major role when it comes to mental health because it can make a person lack financial security in the future. The interest that adds up on the private loans that DACA students are able to receive may overwhelm those affected. According to Into Higher Ed<\/em>., these students also continuously experience discrimination due to their legal status. They also face the fear of their family members being deported, fear of DACA being removed, and feelings of guilt for the opportunity that they were given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving DACA recipients the opportunity to become US citizens would allow for more Latinos to be eligible for public offices that lack Latino representation. For example, Georgia has never had a Hispanic elected to represent the state in Congress throughout its history (United States House of Representatives).  The policy could also possibly add 45,939 new voters for the state of Georgia, and over 700,000 nationwide (Governing). These possible new numbers of voters would create major changes in the United States, due to the close election results in various states during the last Presidential elections, such as Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 2020 presidential elections, the state of Georgia had a difference of 11,779 votes between both of the presidential candidates (CNN). An extremely close margin that could also be affected significantly if there were more voters that could represent the Latinx community. According to the Pew Research center, Latinos make up only 5.0% of voters in the state of Georgia, which does not fully represent the full Latino population in the state, which is 9.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation that the Biden Administration wishes to pass for DACA recipients is capable of not only helping these students and their families, but also aiding the fight to increase representation of Latinx communities in the polls across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Beneficiarios de DACA: La Influencia que la Legislaci\u00f3n Podr\u00eda Traer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durante la campa\u00f1a presidencial de Joseph Biden, el anunci\u00f3 que planeaba aprobar legislaci\u00f3n que permitiera a los beneficiarios de DACA tener un camino r\u00e1pido y claro hacia la ciudadan\u00eda, junto con otras pol\u00edticas para los inmigrantes que no son beneficiarios de DACA. La Acci\u00f3n Diferida para Llegadas de Ni\u00f1os (DACA) detuvo la deportaci\u00f3n de inmigrantes indocumentados que fueron tra\u00eddos a los Estados Unidos como ni\u00f1os, mantienen un comportamiento legal y actualmente est\u00e1n matriculados en escuelas o alistados en el ej\u00e9rcito. La aprobaci\u00f3n de esta legislaci\u00f3n por parte de la Administraci\u00f3n Biden podr\u00eda traer grandes cambios a muchas familias latinxas la sociedad, y la representaci\u00f3n latina en Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los beneficiarios de DACA, a pesar de que han recibido la oportunidad de permanecer en los Estados Unidos, todav\u00eda est\u00e1n en una gran desventaja que los ciudadanos estadounidenses. Algunos estados no ofrecen matr\u00edcula estatal para estudiantes indocumentados, y desafortunadamente Georgia es uno de esos estados. Por lo tanto, los beneficiarios de DACA no tienen otra opci\u00f3n que pagar matr\u00edcula para no residentes, que puede ser m\u00e1s del doble del costo para los estudiantes que son ciudadanos de este estado. Seg\u00fan un estudio realizado en 2015, el 77% de los beneficiarios de DACA en el estudio demostraron extrema preocupaci\u00f3n por la financiaci\u00f3n de su educaci\u00f3n (Mulhere, 2015). Con el aumento del costo, los estudiantes de DACA se ven obligados a equilibrar diversas actividades en su horario, como m\u00e1s de un trabajo para pagar por su educaci\u00f3n, pasant\u00edas, clases y estudios. Sin embargo, la aprobaci\u00f3n de la pol\u00edtica que ha introducido el Presidente Biden permitir\u00eda a los beneficiarios de DACA, una vez que se hayan convertido en ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, ser elegibles para el costo estatal y tambi\u00e9n les permitir\u00eda solicitar la ayuda financiera del estado. La legislaci\u00f3n no s\u00f3lo ayudar\u00eda financieramente a estos beneficiarios de DACA, sino que tambi\u00e9n ayudar\u00eda a mejorar su salud mental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La deuda tiene un papel importante cuando se trata de la salud mental porque puede hacer que una persona carezca de seguridad financiera en el futuro. El inter\u00e9s que se suma en los pr\u00e9stamos privados que los estudiantes de DACA son capaces de recibir puede abrumar a los afectados. Seg\u00fan Into Higher Ed., estos estudiantes tambi\u00e9n sufren discriminaci\u00f3n continua debido a su estatus legal. Tambi\u00e9n enfrentan el temor de que sus familiares sean deportados, el temor de que DACA sea removida, y sentimientos de culpa por la oportunidad que se les dio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar a los beneficiarios de DACA la oportunidad de convertirse en ciudadanos estadounidenses permitir\u00eda a m\u00e1s latinos ser elegibles para cargos p\u00fablicos que carecen de representaci\u00f3n latina. Por ejemplo, Georgia nunca ha tenido un hispano elegido para representar al estado en el Congreso a lo largo de su historia (United States House of Representatives). La pol\u00edtica tambi\u00e9n podr\u00eda a\u00f1adir 45,939 nuevos votantes para el estado de Georgia, y m\u00e1s de 700,000 a nivel nacional (Governing). Estos posibles nuevos n\u00fameros de votantes crear\u00edan cambios importantes en los Estados Unidos, debido a los apretados resultados electorales en varios estados durante las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, como Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durante las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, el estado de Georgia tuvo una diferencia de 11,779 votos entre los dos candidatos presidenciales (CNN). Un margen extremadamente cercano que tambi\u00e9n podr\u00eda verse afectado significativamente si hubiera m\u00e1s votantes que pudieran representar a la comunidad latina. Seg\u00fan el Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Pew, los latinos s\u00f3lo representan el 5.0% de los votantes en el estado de Georgia, que no representa plenamente a toda la poblaci\u00f3n latina en el estado, que es del 9.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La legislaci\u00f3n que la Administraci\u00f3n Biden desea aprobar para los beneficiarios de DACA es capaz no s\u00f3lo de ayudar a estos estudiantes y sus familias, sino tambi\u00e9n de ayudar a la lucha para aumentar la representaci\u00f3n de las comunidades latinas en las votaciones electorales en los Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Litvan and Erik Larson | Bloomberg. \u201cAnalysis | \u2018Dreamers,\u2019 DACA and Biden\u2019s First Try on Immigration.\u201d The Washington Post<\/em>, WP Company, 25 Jan. 2021, www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/dreamers-daca-and-bidens-first-try-on-immigration\/2021\/01\/22\/06bd1c1e-5cdb-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Biden Plan for Securing Our Values as a Nation of Immigrants.\u201d Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website<\/em>, 5 Aug. 2020, joebiden.com\/immigration\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPreserving and Fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).\u201d The White House<\/em>, The United States Government, 21 Jan. 2021, www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/preserving-and-fortifying-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca\/#:~:text=This%20memorandum%2C%20known%20as%20the,or%20enlisted%20in%20the%20military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study Finds Undocumented Colleges Students Face Unique Challenges<\/em>, www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2015\/01\/26\/study-finds-undocumented-colleges-students-face-unique-challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHispanic-American Representatives, Senators, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners by State and Territory, 1822\u2013Present: US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives.\u201d Hispanic-American Representatives, Senators, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners by State and Territory, 1822\u2013Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives<\/em>, history.house.gov\/Exhibitions-and-Publications\/HAIC\/Historical-Data\/Hispanic-American-Representatives-and-Senators-by-State-and-Territory\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DACA Recipients By State<\/em>, www.governing.com\/archive\/daca-approved-participants-by-state.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: The opinions expressed in this blog are the opinions of the author only. It is not to be assumed that the opinions are those of GALEO or the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund. For the official position on any issue for GALEO, please contact Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO at jerry@galeo.org<\/a>.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTA: Las opiniones expresadas en este blog son s\u00f3lo las opiniones del autor. No es de suponer que las opiniones sean de GALEO o el GALEO Latino Community Development Fund. Para la posici\u00f3n oficial sobre cualquier tema de GALEO, por favor contacte a Jerry Gonz\u00e1lez, CEO de GALEO en\u00a0jerry@galeo.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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