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beneficiaries. at the time of the memo. would have to fulfill all of these requirements to have their deportations deferred: under the age of 31. arrived to the United States before reaching their 16th birthday. entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa prior to June 15. 2012. continuously resided in the United States from June 15. 2007 to the time of the memo. physically present in the United States on June 15. 2012. as well as at the time of requesting deferred action from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). been in school at the time of application. or have already graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school. or have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate. or are an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard or the U.S. Armed Forces. not been convicted of a felony. significant misdemeanor. or three or more other misdemeanors. and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety. Beneficiaries of DACA were also allowed to apply for employment authorization according to the Code of Federal Regulations. There is a debate amongst legal scholars over whether the administrations grant of deferred action was legal. Those who argue that DACA was illegal contend that the President overstepped his constitutional authority to defer the deportation of some unauthorized immigrants. Those who argue that DACA was legal point to the general power of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to defer enforcement action. They argue that the Supreme Court has ruled that decisions to initiate or terminate enforcement proceedings fall within the authority of the Executivean enforcement power used since the early 1970s. Here is more of their argument. This disagreement has not been settled. By the end of September. 2013. 580.000 requests for DACA were accepted by the U.S. government and 514.800. or 89 percent. were approved. Seventysix percent of the requests came from Mexicans. Twentynine percent of the requests were filed from California. 16 percent from Texas. and 6 percent from Illinois. Read the Full Article: DACA Did Not Cause the Surge in Unaccompanied Children