Report
Immigration Facts: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
August 14, 2013, Audrey Singer and Nicole Prchal Svajlenka
As Congress debates the fate of the “DREAMers”—those undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children—the one-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program occurs on August 15. The DACA program provides a temporary suspension of deportation and the authorization to work in the United States. This analysis of DACA applications offers insights into the size, demographics, geographic distribution, age, and year of arrival of applicants.