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Research has shown that DACA increased the wages and employment status of DACA-eligible immigrants, [17] [18] [19] and improved the mental health outcomes for DACA participants and their children. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Research also suggests it reduced the number of undocumented immigrant households living in poverty. [ 23 ]
President Donald Trump signed the "Buy American, Hire American" executive order in April 2017 that would direct U.S. agencies to propose rules to prevent immigration fraud and abuse in the program. They would also be asked to offer changes so that H-1B visas are awarded to the "most-skilled" or highest-paid applicants. [25]
Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), sometimes called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, was a planned United States immigration policy to grant deferred action status to certain undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since 2010 and have children who are either American citizens or lawful permanent residents.
People who received benefits from DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, began signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, at the start of ...
The reason why, multiple Republican attorneys general argue, is because DACA is illegal. Dozens of Republican attorneys general have sued to end DACA, which has been held up in litigation since 2012.
Three former DACA recipients explain why they chose to leave the U.S.
The American Dream and Promise Act is a proposed United States law that would incorporate the provisions of the DACA program into federal law. Up to 4.4 million DREAMers would be eligible for Conditional Permanent Residence or Temporary Protected Status. [ 1 ]
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children could face deportation if a legal challenge seeking to end the program is successful, unless Congress passes a law to ...