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Immigration in National Security has proven to be an infeasible task for Congress. Congress has not passed any reform bills regarding immigration in 1986. Terror acts on U.S. soil have been perpetuated to highlight the role immigration played in National Security during that same period. Under the Supremacy Clause, Congress holds extensive power to regulate immigration which, at times, invalidates state and local laws (Price 2007). Recent history has been fixated on the Deferred Action for Childhood Advents (DACA) which has been taking focus away from the authentic issues of immigration like border security. Congress has two options; the first option would be to implement DACA into law. The second option would be to sanction immigrants with employment to remain in place but no longer sanction DACA concerns and commence deportation, but that would cost the country billions of dollars.
Turning DACA into law would sanction approximately 2 billion dollars in tax revenue, paid by DACA recipients, to remain in place (Hudak 2017). A poll by Gallup found that 84% of American citizens were in favor of providing immigrants, that were already living in the U.S. unlawfully, a path to gaining their citizenship (Gallup 2016). Turning DACA into law would sanction the billions of dollars in tax revenue to remain in the U.S. economy. While remaining in line with public opinion, it would allow the country to focus its time and money on enforcing current immigration laws and thwarting more egregious criminal activity like sex trafficking through the borders.
Contrary to the first option, Congress could decide to do nothing about DACA and place the incrimination on the Trump administration. The Deferred Action for Parent Advent (DAPA), directly linked to DACA, was blocked by the 5th Circuit Court and upheld in a four-to-four split by the Supreme Court which effectively set no licit precedence (Hudak 2017). Hudak goes on to estimate that it would cost 10 billion dollars to deport all the Dreamers (DACA recipients) and then another 46 billion dollars to deport the parents. Each of the billions of dollars utilized for deportation efforts takes away from the Department of Homeland Security in enforcing the current border security and tracking more egregious malefactions.
By passing DACA and DAPA into legislation, Congress and the President would integrate tax revenue and be able to direct resources to more paramount programs and stop the flow of unknown nationals entering the country instead of endeavoring to deport people who have been living in the country for decades. Former California Governor Pete Wilson played a consequential part in suing the federal government claiming they ‘compel the states to provide free health care, education, and other benefits … a puissant incentive for slipping in,’ additionally claiming it was an inequitable burden on the state and local governments (Wood 2017). Moving DACA and DAPA into legislation would integrate into the country’s revenue, ease the inequitable burden on the states, and shift the attention back to the security of the country.
- Susan Price, Principal Analyst. ‘STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION.’ Connecticut General Assembly: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; PREEMPTION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CT; IMMIGRATION; STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS; ALIENS; https://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0621.htm, 14 November 2007.
- Gallup, Inc. ‘Gallup Review: Americans, Immigration and the Election. .’ Gallup.com. 27 October 2016. www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/196733/gallup-review-americans-immigration-election.aspx. Accessed 9 Sept. 2017.
- Hudak, John. ‘The mind-boggling cost of DACA repeal.’ Brookings. 7 Sept. 2017. www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/09/07/the-mind-boggling-cost-of-daca-repeal/. Accessed 9 Sept. 2017.
- Wood, Daniel B. ‘Legal Fight Over Illegal Aliens.’ The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 1994. www.csmonitor.com/1994/0512/12012.html. Accessed 9 Sept. 2017.
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