JayhOR24 58 Posted April 17, 2013 So I've been reading all this articles about the bill that they will present for immigration... My question is "IN CASE" anything happens and they pass the bill ( hopefully) What happens to us DACA people???!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
profjouster 17 Posted April 17, 2013 from what i can tell DACA approval will cut your greencard waiting time in half, and youll recieve citizenship immediately after applying for it instead of waiting three years like other immigrants woull have to. not 100% sure though. We also have to consider that this bill might not pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santi 353 Posted April 17, 2013 So I've been reading all this articles about the bill that they will present for immigration... My question is "IN CASE" anything happens and they pass the bill ( hopefully) What happens to us DACA people???!!!! In order to find out what would we expect if the bill is passed, click here Quoting JoseG... From my understanding, DACA approved will be grandfathered into "Provisional Legal Status" which is like being a Permanent Resident, with some restrictions. After 5 years, we will be able to become full Permanent Residents, while at the same time, become eligible to apply for Citizenship. New Info: In such a climate, the Senate bill is much less restrictive in terms of its eligibility criteria and more generous in what it offers than were previous versions of the DREAM Act, according to a legislative summary of the bill and additional details provided by a Senate aide. The Senate bill states that potential DREAMers must have been brought to the US at age 15 or before, been present in the US since Dec. 31, 2011, obtain a high school diploma or equivalent, and pursue higher education or serve in the military. After five years, DREAMers not only will be eligible for green cards (otherwise known as a “legal permanent resident”), but also will become immediately eligible for US citizenship. That’s versus a minimum of 10 years for a green card and 15 years for citizenship for most other undocumented people. Praeli credits Sen. Richard Durbin (D) of Illinois, the majority whip and longtime sponsor of a DREAM Act, for playing a key role in securing this five-year path to US citizenship, the fastest such route offered by any DREAM bill. What’s gone? While previous DREAM bills restricted eligibility to those under the age of 30, the current Senate bill has no such cap. Past measures required five years of continuous residency in the US – the current measure stipulates only the time individuals must have been brought into the country and their age at that point. This lifting of the age caps was a key DREAMer demand, Praeli says. “It is only logical that for someone who has been here since before the age of 16, but they are now 35 or 40, they have greater equities [in the US] than someone who is younger," she says. "It’s almost like logic came back to people: ‘Oh, yes, someone who has been ‘aged out’ is still a dreamer.' ” Moreover, potential DREAMers who have been deported would be allowed to apply for inclusion in the policy if they would otherwise have been able to apply except for the fact of their deportation, a new avenue not available in prior legislation. Previous DREAM bills not only offered hope to those already deported, but also explicitly declined to shield from deportation potential DREAMers still in the US. The Senate bill would also repeal the law that some states interpret as barring the undocumented from receiving in-state tuition rates at public universities, another novel development. And then there is the fact that DREAMers' path to citizenship is easier than for others in the US illegally. Only DREAMers and longtime agricultural workers would be able to get on a route to US citizenship without waiting for certain border security metrics to be reached. While the vast majority of illegal immigrants in America will have to pay as much as $1,500 apiece in fines, the DREAMers will avoid most of those charges. Those who have already been offered temporary protection – some 450,000 as of the end of March – would be “grandfathered” in to provisional legal status. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pswa83 302 Posted April 17, 2013 from what i understand, not everyone will be able to apply for citizenship right after they apply for PR. we'll just have to wait and see who will be about to apply for citizenship shortly after applying for PR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skootA 10 Posted April 17, 2013 they say some thing about who ever is under DACA have to wait 5 years dem apply for a green card some thing like that not sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
