U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he has great love for young immigrants who came to America as children and hoped that the Congress would bring in a legislation to help them, hours after he scrapped an amnesty programme for 8,00,000 undocumented workers.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday announced the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA), an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children.
The move likely to impact 8,00,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans.
I have a great heart for the folks we're talking about -- a great love for them. And people think in terms of children, but they're really young adults. I have a love for these people, and hopefully now the Congress will be able to help them and do it properly.Donald Trump, U.S. President
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The decision has evoked widespread criticism with former President Barack Obama calling it calling it "wrong," "self- defeating" and "cruel."
The announcement, which was anticipated for the past few days, was greeted with protests from across the country. The move is likely to impact 8,00,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House yesterday demonstrating against Trump.
The White House has defended the decision to rescind DACA.
There is a misconception that DACA primarily serves as a shield from deportation. This is misleading. DACA grants work authorisation to nearly 8,00,000 individuals who are not legally authorised to work. DACA recipients, whose average age is in their 20s, were not an enforcement priority before, and they certainly won't become a priority now.Sarah Sanders, Press Secretary, White House
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