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Maria Villarroel

DACA Recipients Helped Boost the Economy Over Last Decade Despite Legal Uncertainties, Study Shows

Since its creation in 2012, DACA has been subject to legal and political threats to eradicate it. This is a pro-DACA rally in Los Angeles in 2019. (Credit: AFP)

NEW YORK CITY - Following years of legal threats and controversies, DACA recipients have settled and shown to have made major contributions to the economic progress of the U.S. over the last decade, a new study shows.

The U.S. Immigration Policy Center at the University of California, San Diego, United We Dream, The National Immigration Law Center and the Center for American Progress have partnered for nearly a decade to analyze the experiences of DACA recipients. This year, their responses include 560 recipients across 43 states and Washington, D.C.

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