We are here to Stay, by Susan Kuklin is a great compilation of true stories of immigrants that came to the U. S. as children. In this wonderful book you get to read the first hand accounts of why children make the dangerous journey to the United States. Due to the negative, racially charge rhetoric of the U. S. President many people think that being illegal in this country is the same as being a rapist, gang member, or drug trafficking criminal.. In reality many illegal immigrants came to this country with the hopes of being able to have a better education, like in the case of P. Or because they are trying to scape violence like the case of Y. Thanks to the DACA program many teenagers are now getting the opportunity of continuing their education. This book clears many misconceptions not only about kids reasons about emigrating to the United States, but it also help explained the role of DACA in this kids lives.