Rescinding DACA may hurt mental health of thousands

Edition: US - Today's top story: How DACA affected the mental health of undocumented young adults [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 6 September 2017 [[The Conversation]Academic rigor, journalistic flair]( Editor's note Discovering that you’re an undocumented immigrant is a life changing moment for those who were brought to the U.S. as children. And, as research from the University of South Florida’s Elizabeth Aranda and George Washington’s Elizabeth Vaquera shows, this discovery provoked deep fear and anxiety in many – some to the point of suicidal thoughts and attempts. That all changed with DACA, which gave them not just security, but peace of mind. Now that the Trump administration has decided to rescind this policy, however, [mental health issues]( are bound to reemerge. Following North Korea’s latest nuclear test, President Trump tweeted Sunday that he may sever all trade with any country doing business with Pyongyang. This, argues UC Merced’s Greg Wright, is plainly an empty and meaningless threat. To understand just how empty, [consider the iPhone](. And a recent study offers some good news about global ocean resources. As Halley Froehlich and Rebecca Gentry of the University of California, Santa Barbara explain, sustainable offshore aquaculture could produce as much seafood as all of the world’s wild marine fisheries, using a total area [smaller than Lake Michigan](. Danielle Douez Associate Editor, Politics + Society Top story A rally in support of DACA outside of the White House. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin [How DACA affected the mental health of undocumented young adults]( Elizabeth Aranda, University of South Florida; Elizabeth Vaquera, George Washington University Research shows that for many young people, discovering they were undocumented led to significant mental distress. After DACA they found peace of mind. Economy + Business - [Apple and 7-Eleven show why Trump's threat to sever China trade over Korea rings hollow]( Greg Wright, University of California, Merced The president said he's considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here's why that will never happen. - [Don't blame food stamps for obesity in America]( Tasia Smith, University of Oregon The notion that obesity mostly afflicts the poor is a misconception. Politics + Society - [Caught between police and gangs, Rio de Janeiro residents are dying in the line of fire]( Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) In Rio de Janeiro, a stray bullet kills or injures one person every seven hours. Environment + Energy - [How a tiny portion of the world's oceans could help meet global seafood demand]( Halley Froehlich, University of California, Santa Barbara; Rebecca Gentry, University of California, Santa Barbara A new study shows that sustainable fish farming in deep ocean waters could produce as much seafood as all of the world's wild fisheries, in a space the size of Lake Michigan or Africa's Lake Victoria. Arts + Culture - [In defense of HBO's counterfactual 'Confederate']( Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Fairfield University Those calling it slavery fan fiction are ignoring the long, nuanced tradition of articles and films that wonder what would have happened if the South had won. Science + Technology - [The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle Ages]( Joshua A.T. Fairfield, Washington and Lee University The companies that make our digital devices think – and act – like they still own them, even after we've bought them. Are we becoming digital serfs? From our International Editions [Kenya's Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election]( Dominic Burbidge, University of Oxford By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya's election, the country's Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline for organising re-elections within 60 days. [Can 'cli-fi' actually make a difference? A climate scientist's perspective]( Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW Climate scientists often bombard their audiences with facts and figures - a method of communication that often doesn't work. Perhaps this is where cli-fi can step in, with its compelling characters and just slightly embellished science. Today’s chart - [Enable images to see the chart]( From the article: [Want a job? It's still about education.]( [Shaun M. Dougherty]Shaun M. Dougherty University of Connecticut [Follow us on Twitter.]( [Join us on Facebook.]( You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly](. We’ll miss you. 625 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 USA