The socioeconomic benefits of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program initiated in 2012 by executive order from then-president Obama have been documented in the recent literature. However, the consequences of the legal challenge brought against the program by the Trump administration have not yet been fully examined. This article analyzes qualitative data from Latino Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in California to assess how the legal turmoil around the program is affecting their sense of belonging in the United States. We find that the uncertainty around the program has negative consequences on their sense of belonging, despite the program’s aims at improving it, and despite the respondents’ living in a rather welcoming state in terms of state-level immigration policies. Notably, we find that respondents feel increasingly alienated from and unwanted in American society and postpone major life goals.

最近的文献记载了时任总统奥巴马的行政命令于2012年发起的“推迟儿童到达行动”计划的社会经济利益。但是，特朗普政府对该计划提出的法律挑战的后果尚未得到充分审查。本文分析了来自加利福尼亚州拉美裔儿童到达延迟行动的定性数据，以评估围绕该计划的法律动荡如何影响他们在美国的归属感。我们发现，尽管该计划旨在改善这一计划，并且尽管受访者的州级移民政策生活在一个相当热情的州，但该计划周围的不确定性仍对其归属感产生负面影响。尤其，