What Deferred Action Means for Our Nation's Undocumented Young people?

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Evenbefore the deferred action policy was implemented, thousands ofundocumented immigrants were trying to gather information about theprocess. They are happy about the implementation of the process andthe forms that are made available by the USCIS. Form I-821D,is the form that must be filed by an applicant who is eligible toreceive deferred action. This process has provided hope and theundocumented immigrants who arein deportation proceedings are waiting to see if they could get achance to stay back in America.
Deferred action process is consideredto be important, because this process will defer the deportation ofeligible immigrants and will permit them to work and stay in theUnited States, for two more years and it may be renewed at the end ofthe two-year period. Undocumented immigrants who seek lawful statusin the United States are happy about the process and are willing toundergo all the paper work and pay the required fees. This shows thatthey are so keen in remaining in the country. Though this processdoes not grant lawful status to the undocumented immigrants, itgrants them employment authorization so that they may work in theUnited States legally, if they are granted deferred action.
Studentswho are in deportation proceedings or with a final removal order, ifgranted deferred action need not leave the United States and they maycontinue their studies, in the United States. Thousands ofdreamers are awaiting to get help in order to apply for deferredaction. USCIS has alreadyinstructed the eligible applicants to mail their applications to oneof the four USCIS offices around the country. USCIS has saidthat more personnel may be hired to process the I-821Dapplications.
Manyundocumented immigrants who had entered the United States as childrenare now in schools or high schools and they all are rushing to fileapplications to request deferred action. Though this is only atemporary relief, eligible undocumented immigrants consider this tobe a great relief. Many of them who were smuggled to the UnitedStates at a very young age, are now in schools and some are graduatedand employed. Some of them say that the deferred action process isthe only chance for them to remain in the United States. Similarlythey are also worried whether the details that they provide will puttheir families at the risk of deportation.
Mostof the eligible undocumented immigrants are collecting papers thatare necessary to prove their eligibility to receive deferred action.Though they are in the United States as undocumented immigrants, theyhave their roots in the United States and they had been residing inthe United States for a long time and they do not want to leave thecountry. They also say that they do not know about their nativecountries. Hence, this deferred action process means a lot to them,as they feel that this is a chance given to them by the country toremain there, at least for a two-year period. As this process willgrant them work authorization along with deferred action, almost allthe eligible undocumented immigrants are in the process of obtainingand filing Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action forChildhood Arrivals, Form I-765, Application for EmploymentAuthorization and Form I-765WS, Form I-765 Worksheet.