Dreamer, immigration attorney reflect on 12 years since start of DACA program [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – Twelve years ago, the Obama Administration rolled out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The program has given 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as kids the ability to get a driver’s license, get an education and get a job.

Andrea Rathbone Ramos said it’s also helped strengthen her relationship with her husband, who she met at Churchill High School in San Antonio.

She said he’s the first person outside of her family she has shared her legal status with.

“I feel like every day it’s a blessing,” she said.

Rathbone Ramos said she was brought to the U.S. when she was nine years old.

In 2012, Rathbone Ramos and thousands of others brought to the U.S. as kids became “Dreamers.”

“It was a breath of fresh air when DACA was announced,” said Gerardo Menchacha, an immigration attorney.

Menchacha has seen the challenges.

Last year, Texas and eight other states sued to stop DACA, calling the program unlawful.

While President …