Diverse Source Interviews

DACA INTERVIEW

March 22, 2018

Melissa Grollnek

mcg102@txstate.edu 

Sharon Sequera

Age: 21

Class: Senior

Major: Water Resources

Hometown: Dallas, TX

1.     What is DACA?

a.     “I actually had to Google what it was cause I wasn’t entirely sure. I had an idea, but didn’t fully understand it.”

2.     How do you feel about it?

a.     “I’m honestly confused about the whole process of deportation.”

3.     Why do you feel that way?

a.     “I don’t understand how the process works of bringing children over and deporting them or sending back over the border.”

4.     How have you been affected by DACA?

a.     “I haven’t personally been affected by it, but I was naturalized because I was born in Venezuela.”

5.     If you were in charge how would you fix DACA?

a.     “There would have to be some sort or age limit or quota for the different countries. Maybe a residency stay-time thing where you have to stay in the country a certain amount of years before you’re a citizen.”

  

Arata Young

Age: 23

Class: Freshman

Major: Business Management

Hometown: Orange, TX

1.     What is DACA?

a.     “DACA is an executive order signed by Obama during the beginning of his term in like 2012.”

2.     How do you feel about it?

a.     “I wasn’t a fan of Obama, but after talking about this in my government class I understand it now.”

3.     Why do you feel that way?

a.     “The problem with it is that there is no path to citizenship which has to go through Congress.”

4.     How have you been affected by DACA?

a.     “Me personally I have not been affected by DACA.”

5.     If you were in charge how would you fix DACA?

a.     “If I could change something about it I’d make a path to citizenship.”