2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo ArticleMarch 25, 2024 2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo The ninth annual survey of DACA recipients illustrates DACA’s role in empowering individuals and communities while strengthening the U.S. economy and highlights the need for a pathway to citizenship. Mar 25, 2024 Tom K. Wong, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Diana Pliego, 4 More Karen Fierro Ruiz, Silva Mathema, Trinh Q. Truong, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer
DACA Recipients Bolster Social Security and Medicare ArticleJanuary 25, 2024 DACA Recipients Bolster Social Security and Medicare DACA recipients collectively earn nearly $27.9 billion and contribute nearly $2.1 billion to Social Security and Medicare each year, making the economy and their communities stronger. Jan 25, 2024 Trinh Q. Truong, Silva Mathema
Despite Barriers, DACA Entrepreneurs Contribute To Their Communities ReportJanuary 25, 2024 Despite Barriers, DACA Entrepreneurs Contribute To Their Communities DACA has empowered its recipients to pursue entrepreneurship and continue helping their families, their communities, and the U.S. economy in the face of significant barriers. Jan 25, 2024 Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Silva Mathema, Trinh Q. Truong
Honoring Lorella Praeli, 2023 Progressive Champion ArticleOctober 24, 2023 Honoring Lorella Praeli, 2023 Progressive Champion Lorella Praeli is the co-president of Community Change and Community Change Action and the first recipient of the John D. Podesta Progressive Champion Award. Oct 24, 2023
DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results ArticleApril 27, 2023 DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results The eighth annual survey of DACA recipients shows, yet again, DACA recipients’ many contributions to their communities and the U.S. economy more broadly while highlighting the need for a pathway to citizenship. Apr 27, 2023 Tom K. Wong, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Diana Pliego, 4 More Karen Fierro Ruiz, Debu Gandhi, Trinh Q. Truong, Nicole Svajlenka
Celebrating 10 Years of DACA VideoJune 15, 2022 Celebrating 10 Years of DACA Over the past decade, DACA has delivered lasting protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants pursuing the American dream. Jun 15, 2022 Trinh Q. Truong, Nicole Svajlenka, Hai-Lam Phan, 4 More Ala Al Sadi, Daniel Turner, Toni Pandolfo, James Mertz
2021 Survey of DACA Recipients Underscores the Importance of a Pathway to Citizenship ArticleFebruary 3, 2022 2021 Survey of DACA Recipients Underscores the Importance of a Pathway to Citizenship The seventh annual survey of DACA recipients illustrates DACA’s myriad benefits—as well as why policymakers must create a pathway to citizenship for recipients. Feb 3, 2022 Tom K. Wong, Claudia Flores, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, 2 More Karen Fierro Ruiz, Nicole Svajlenka
Why Immigration Relief Matters ArticleFebruary 1, 2022 Why Immigration Relief Matters Undocumented immigrants make significant economic contributions and are integral members of communities across the United States; immigration relief is necessary to continue growing the economy and strengthening communities nationwide, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Feb 1, 2022 Trinh Q. Truong
The Demographic and Economic Impacts of DACA Recipients: Fall 2021 Edition ArticleNovember 24, 2021 The Demographic and Economic Impacts of DACA Recipients: Fall 2021 Edition Nearly 600,000 DACA recipients live across the United States, raise 300,000 U.S.-citizen children, and pay $9.4 billion in taxes each year. Nov 24, 2021 Nicole Svajlenka, Trinh Q. Truong
Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Citizenship in Budget Reconciliation ArticleSeptember 13, 2021 Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Citizenship in Budget Reconciliation The proposed House budget reconciliation bill would create a pathway to citizenship for 6.9 million Dreamers, those eligible for Temporary Protected Status, and essential workers—including farmworkers—all while boosting U.S. economy. Sep 13, 2021 Nicole Svajlenka, Claudia Flores, Philip E. Wolgin
A Pathway to Citizenship and Economic Growth Through Budget Reconciliation ArticleJuly 1, 2021 A Pathway to Citizenship and Economic Growth Through Budget Reconciliation A pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants benefits the U.S. economy as a whole—and it can be done through the budget reconciliation process. Jul 1, 2021 Philip E. Wolgin
Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economic Growth ReportJune 14, 2021 Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economic Growth Putting undocumented immigrants on a pathway to citizenship would increase U.S. GDP by up to $1.7 trillion over the next decade, raise wages for all Americans, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, advancing the country’s economic recovery. Jun 14, 2021 Giovanni Peri, Reem Zaiour