Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170905:17:56:00
Rejected. there's a misconception that daca primarily serves as a shield from deportation. this is misleading. daca grants work authorization to nearly 800,000 individuals who are not legally authorized to work. daca recipients whose average age is in their 20s were not an enforcement priority before and they certainly won't become a priority now. the priorities remain the same, criminals, security threats, and those who repeatedly violate our immigration laws. the main effect of today's announcement is that work permits and other government benefits are being gradually fazed out but rather th...