There are many things that Canada and the US have in common. Our markets are closely linked, our ways of life are similar, and our governments are similar, too.
We don't have the same problem as America when it comes to the number of illegal people living in each country.
Whether you think illegal immigrants are good or bad depends a lot on your views.
But everyone should agree on what should happen to the hundreds of thousands of children whose parents came to the U.S. illegally to work and then brought their children with them.
They couldn't do anything else but follow their parents.
When you are a child under 18, your life does not belong to you. You have to trust that your parents or guardian will make decisions for you that will have a big impact on the world you live in. Many of these kids don't know they don't have papers until they try to get a job or a driver's license.
Like many other Americans, President Obama thought that these kids were not to blame. He saw that Congress wasn't interested in passing any real laws about what to do with the children of illegal workers. So, in 2012, he made the brave choice to pass the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) law.
During his campaign, President Trump was very critical of DACA, and his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, said that the program will end on September 5, 2017. Congress took months to make changes, leaving many people trying to find a way to help the nearly 800,000 Dreamers who were in the US at the time.
On October 31, 2022, the DACA Rule took the place of the DACA letter from 2012. This means that all DACA and advance release that were given out under the 2012 DACA order are still good. The DACA Rule is now used to decide who can apply to continue DACA. This means that people who have DACA now or who had it in the last year can apply to have their DACA and work permits renewed. The US federal government, on the other hand, accepts applications but does not process first-time applications or applications that have been expired for more than a year.
Because of how DACA has changed over the years and how controversial it still is, many people who have it are looking at other choices. For many, Canada is their first choice. But many people are left asking if it is possible for people with DACA to move to Canada. Most applicants will be glad to hear that they are usually good candidates for immigration because they have lived in the US, gone to school, and can speak English well.
DACA: Some Quick Facts
DACA was made by President Obama as an executive order in 2012, after the DREAM Act Bill failed to pass through Congress.
There is no specific visa program in the United States that gives Dreamers a way to get a green card.
Every two years, Dreamers have to refresh their status.
580,000 people are covered by DACA right now.
Can Dreamers get a visa for Canada?
If you are a Dreamer and want to move to Canada permanently, that shouldn't be a problem. Under Express Entry, it might be possible to apply if you speak English well, have a degree from a university, and have worked for a few years.
Getting legal residency in Canada can be good for Dreamers in many ways. For example, most PR cards in Canada are good for 5 years. This gives Dreamers a longer time between updates than they have in the US right now. This would give them more security and make it possible for them to finally apply for Canadian citizenship if they want to.
If you want to apply for short stay in Canada, like a work or school visa, it might be harder for two reasons:
There are no more approvals for travel authorization (advance parole), so if you get a short visa to Canada and don't have advanced parole, you lose your DACA status in the US.
When you ask for a short visa to Canada, you have to prove that you will leave the country when your stay is over. If your Dreamer status is taken away, the visa officer might think you don't want to go back to your country of birth because you haven't lived there in a long time and refuse to let you in.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could help many Dreamers because they are Mexican citizens. NAFTA work passes make it easier to get into Canada, Mexico, or the U.S., as long as you have a job offer in one of about 60 jobs that qualify. There are many ways to apply to stay in Canada permanently once you have a job here.
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