QUESTION: Should undocumented immigrants under the DACA program (those who came to U.S. as children) be allowed to get legal resident status and eventually U.S. citizenship?
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PREGUNTA: ¿Deberían permitirle a los inmigrantes indocumentados del programa DACA (aquellos que vinieron a EEUU desde pequeños) obtener residencia legal y ciudadanía americana?
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"We all have opportunities in life and perhaps to deny it to others is not good. In the end, they're people who come to help build this country. I believe they contribute far more than they bother anyone. I work in the hotel business and so many Americans don't want to do that." -Jenny Serconstanza, Chile.
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“Todos tenemos una oportunidad en la vida y de pronto negarsela a otros no es bueno. Al final, es gente que viene a mover el país. Creo que más que molestar, aportan, traen mano de obra. Trabajo en hotelería y muchos americanos no quieren trabajar en eso”.
-Jenny Serconstanza, Chile.
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"Yes, because they were brought over and they were raised here, so they're basically American. That's it." -Layla, Georgia, USA. (No last name given)
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“Si, porque los trajeron y se criaron aquí, así que ellos son básicamente americanos. Eso es todo.”
-Layla, Georgia, USA. (No dio su apellido)
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"They should give them the opportunity. They were brought as children, so we have to give them an opportunity just like with eveyone." -Luis Fria, Cuba.
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“Deben darles la oportunidad. Los trajeron desde chiquitos asi que toca darles una oportunidad a ellos como a todo el mundo”.
-Luis Fria, Cuba.
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Yes, legal residence because they have rights, because they've lived here since childhood and they will be useful to this country. Whoever doesn't want them to is selfish." -Lidia Matute, Honduras.
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“Si, residencia permanente porque tienen derechos, porque han vivido toda su infancia aquí y le van a servir a este país. Los que no quieren son egoístas”.
-Lidia Matute, Honduras.
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"Yes, I agree with diversity, especially in this country. Everybody is human and every human is legal." -Natalie Borges, Brazil.
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“Si, Estoy de acuerdo con la diversidad, especialmente en este país. Todo el mundo es humano y todo humano es legal. -Natalie Borges, Brazil.
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"Yes, because there must have been a situation in their country that forced them to come here, and besides, this is the Land of the Free. The opportunity for them is here and they shouldn't send them back." -DeLaRoy Reid, California, USA.
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“Si, porque debió haber una situación en su país que los forzó a venir a aquí, y además esta debe ser la tierra de los liberados. La oportunidad para ellos está aquí y no los deben mandar de regreso.
-DeLaRoy Reid, California, USA.
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"No, because the reality is laws exist for a reason. Even though, it's not their fault, they were probably trafficked by their parents. The situation is we have American citizens who are starving and homeless like veterans that commit suicide. We have to take care of our veteran community first." -Ben Zalewski, North Carolina, USA.
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“No, porque la realidad es que las leyes existen por una razón. Aunque no es su culpa, ellos fueron probablemente traficados por sus padres. La situación es que tenemos ciudadanos americanos que están muriendo de hambre y sin hogar como veteranos militares que se suicidan. Tenemos que cuidar de nuestra población veterana primero.”
-Ben Zalewski, Carolina del Norte, USA.
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"I feel they should be legalized because they grew up here, and it's not like they were raised in another country, like other adult immigrants. They didn't come here by their own decision." -Jess Portillo, Texas, USA.
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“Siento que deberían ser legalizados porque se criaron aquí, y no es como si se hubieran criado en otro país, como otros inmigrantes adultos. No vinieron aquí por su propia voluntad.”
-Jess Portillo, Texas, USA.
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A version of this story was published in Hola News Newspaper in Florida on September 15th, 2021.
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