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Title: DACA at the Two-Year Mark: A National and State Profile of Youth Eligible and Applying for Deferred Action
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Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: Since the Obama administration launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, which offers temporary relief from deportation and the right to apply for work authorization for certain unauthorized immigrants who came to the United States as children, 55 percent of the 1.2 million youth who immediately met the program's criteria have applied, according to MPI estimates. As the first two-year eligibility period draws to a close, early DACA beneficiaries have begun to apply for renewal, with nearly 25,000 renewal applications submitted as of July 20, 2014.
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Authors: Batalova, Jeanne; Hooker, Sarah; Capps, Randy; Bachmeier, James D.
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other
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