DACA & Dreamers

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In the Age of Trump: Populist Backlash and Progressive Resistance Create Divergent State Immigrant Integration Contexts

U.S. states are diverging sharply on enforcement, health access, and education in response to federal immigration changes, widening integration gaps for immigrants and refugees.

The Trump Immigration Plan: A Lopsided Proposal

The Trump administration would trade a path to legal status for up to 1.8 million Dreamers in exchange for sweeping immigration enforcement and deep cuts to family immigration.

Trump’s First Year on Immigration Policy: Rhetoric vs. Reality

During its first year, the Trump administration sought to cancel DACA, Temporary Protected Status, and refugee protections, but the border wall stalled in Congress and courts.

Trump Administration Makes Down Payment on Campaign Pledges to Address Illegal Immigration

In 2017, the Trump administration expanded interior enforcement in U.S. communities, sharply raising immigration arrests and pursuing border wall funding.

Immigration under Trump: A Review of Policy Shifts in the Year Since the Election

Rising enforcement, cancelled protections, and record-low refugee admissions marked Donald Trump's first year on immigration—though courts and Congress blocked key ambitions.

Will Dreamers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs?

Dreamers make up less than 1 percent of millennial workers and are concentrated in different states and industries than U.S.-born peers, weakening job displacement claims.

A Profile of Current DACA Recipients by Education, Industry, and Occupation

DACA holders are a largely middle-skilled, economically integrated population. Under the Trump DACA termination, they would lose work permits at an average pace of 915 per day starting March 2018.