DAPA: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents by Shakira Bell https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew en-us 2017-11-01 17:13:17 UTC 2017-11-02 02:53:01 UTC hello@padlet.com We Are All America! sourpatches23 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202622395
A- Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful permanent Residents. Any permanent resident or green card holder who has lived in the United States since January 2010 can apply for permission to work and stay in the United States for three years.
  President Obama and the executive order that hands temporary legal status to undocumented aliens. DACA was created in 2012, this legislation gave children the right to stay in the USA and not get deported due to their immigration status. In 2014 DACA was expanded and DAPA was created. DAPA served the undocumented parents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents who meet certain requirements.
  More than 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States, and until recently were able to live here without fear of being deported unless they were charged with a serious crime. Many people work here in the USA illegally and contribute to the US but cannot gain the benefits of citizenships.
 
Benefits to keeping DAPA: 
  • Children whose parents are at risk for deportation suffer emotional harm due to the risk of a loss one leading to negative effects in the future. Allowing their parents or relatives to stay here will give students the chance to thrive in education and economic success.
  • When immigrants are able to work legally the state can generate additional money through taxes.
  • Prevents parents from being arrested and deported for three years, after those three years they can chose to apply for a renewal. 
  • May be able to apply to obtain a travel document that allows holders to travel outside of the Unites States and enter back legally. 
  • In some states participants can legally obtain a driver's license.  
  • Can allow people to qualify for in-state tuition. 
 
People who opposed DAPA stated that what the president was offering was unprecedented. People believed that the president order didn’t only allow individuals to be saved from deportation but gave them benefits such as work authorization. 


 
 
What is the issue (the policy debate)?
  • Does DAPA do more harm or good?
Why is DAPA bad?
  • It offers an only temporary fix on a more serious issue at hand. 
  • People believe that these 11 million immigrants do not have the right to be here and are breaking the rules by being in the U.S. illegally and therefore deserve to be punished. 
 
Who are the stakeholders?
  • 11 million undocumented immigrants that are living in the U.S. today as well as the family members who live with these people. 
 
What are their interests?
  • They want to live in the U.S. without fear of deportation. 
 



]]> 2017-11-01 17:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202622395 So, what are you recommending (what policy action)? sourpatches23 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202623303 DAPA is a great temporary solution for parents and their children, but what about when the ACT is no longer in effect? Students of DACA and Parents of DAPA are at greater risk for deportation. These acts require recipients to prove of their existence in this country undocumented and file all documents through the government. Without this protection, they are at first hand subject to deportation as they are accounted for in all systems. To solve this temporary solution, there should be two things. An exit program in preparation to help recipients transition into becoming a long term citizen. Next, citizenship must be made more attainable. Through these two actions working simultaneously, we can protect and help recipients gain true citizenship.  
 ]]> 2017-11-01 17:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202623303 Varying viewpoints about the effect of the policy on various groups, including: students, teachers, classroom, schools, and community at large (at least 3 main points/opinions). sourpatches23 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202623755 Effects on Parents  

- Protection from deportation 

- Provides work eligibility 

- Deferred Action for 3 years 

- Improved incomes and   
  standards of living 
- Lowers poverty rate 

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/deferred-action-unauthorized-immigrant-parents-analysis-dapas-potential-effects-families 
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Effects on Students 

- Reduces the psychological, social, and developmental harms associated with having an unauthorized parent 

- More opportunities 

- Decrease poverty 

- Decreases stress 

- More access to community supports (because parents won’t need to fear public institutions) 

 - Improved school performance 

- Improved health and well-being 
https://www.goodcall.com/news/supreme-court-decision-dapa-expanded-daca-affects-low-income-students-families-07870 
https://www.urban.org/2016-analysis/dapa-stalled-protecting-children-immigrants-hands-next-president 
http://immigrationimpact.com/2016/03/04/who-benefits-from-dapa/ 

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Effects on Community

- Improves economy through business, both buyers and sellers

- Contribute to entrepreneurship, especially in technology

- Contribute to strengthening of Social Security system

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2016/06/22/140124/how-immigrants-positively-affect-the-business-community-and-the-u-s-economy/\]]> 2017-11-01 17:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202623755 Your views on how this policy may impact you as a teacher, in general, and a teacher of English learners in particular. Viewpoints must be supported (or disputed) by information you have collected about the policy or read in course materials). If members of your group have varying views, include a slide for each viewpoint. sourpatches23 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202625814 (Shakira’s opinion): I am for DAPA to a degree. I believe it is great that a temporary solution is available to recipients, however; what happens long term? What Act will protect these families long term? We are currently in a standpoint in which these policies will be revoked. This not only affects these families, but us directly as classroom teachers. If my students basic needs are not met, then I cannot teach them. Students homes and security, and safety are at jeopardy. It affects that parents ability to secure jobs to support and meet the needs of the family. I love what the policy stands for, but their needs to be some longevity to it, so it can help both students and parents long term.
 


]]> 2017-11-01 17:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202625814 A set of recommendations you would make for yourselves, colleagues, school boards/districts/state, or state/federal lawmakers supported by what you have learned about the policy. Once again if you have varying recommendations (see #3), include a subsection for each JanelleBFord https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202742309 - State lawmakers should work with department of education to address the gaps that children might have in their education due to relocating to the states from their native country. It would be great if they could expand ELL programs, so all children could benefit from extra instruction.
- Teachers to work with parents to promote parent engagement. There are various obstacles that hinder them from participating in their children education such language barriers. We can work with parents by sending home notices in their native language as well as having workshops in their native language. ]]> 2017-11-02 00:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202742309 A set of recommendations you would make for yourselves, colleagues, school boards/districts/state, or state/federal lawmakers supported by what you have learned about the policy. Once again if you have varying recommendations (see #3), include a subsection for each recommendation. sourpatches23 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202746609
School Boards/Districts/State: 
Every child deserves a quality education. As DAPA and DACA make changes, the protection over students and their parents should not. State and local governments have the ability to create their own set of laws. A law can be set into place to prohibit any discrimination of students and/or parents who are considered immigrants to this country. Citizenship should not be a determining factor of whether or not a child deserves an education. 

Individual schools can create support groups for students who come from immigrant families. This support group can consist of amenities that reduce language barriers, tips on gaining access to citizenship, legal liaisons, counseling, and active donation centers. 

Teachers:  
Teachers can support students and their families through having an open mind, patience, and insuring that every need of the child has been met. Teachers can also create a close knit environment in the classroom, and encourage students to develop tolerate and open minds towards one another. Lastly, although teachers cannot create laws, they can actively speak to local representatives to contribute to the positive changes needed. 


]]> 2017-11-02 00:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202746609 Outreach Plan chalsyg12 https://padlet.com/sourpatches23/wmj9taut1xew/wish/202748379 What is your outreach plan for the brief?
  • As teachers we have to make informed decisions that benefit our students. We can do this by hearing all of the sides to a controversial topic and supporting our students so that they can be the best learners that they can be. 
  • We  need to know what goals we are trying to achieve, in this case how to defend DAPA. We also need to know how we will achieve this goal. We can achieve this goal by holding teacher meetings and getting together as teachers to think about how we can make school a known safe space for both students as well as family members. 
  • We will need to know how we can accomplish family members knowing that school is a safe place. We will have each teacher assigned a specific task, this will range from having phone-meetings to hosting family events to encourage family involvement in the school. We will aslo make sure the family members know that as teachers we are there for them and we hold no judgement towards them for being undocumented. But instead, want to encourage families to live with a bit more peace of mind.
  • We will measure success when we can see more family involvement in school and when we see parents and family members are more at ease. 
  • To track our progress we will regularly send surveys home or have the family members come in to talk about how they are feeling in regards to feeling safe at school. 

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