Negative Effects Of Ending Daca

As these data further show, not having DACA would significantly impact the extent to which immigrant youth engage with, as well as trust in, public institutions, and this would have wide-ranging effects not only on the lives of DACA recipients, but also their families and their communities. By 2022, nearly all undocumented high school graduates were ineligible for DACA due to its 2007 residency cutoff, leaving a new generation of students without access to its benefits. These restrictions have created widespread uncertainty and anxiety for undocumented individuals and their families.

If DACA provided a sense of security and ease for its recipients, the rescission announcement negated these positive mental health gains. The vast majority of respondents reported feeling extremely sad or depressed since it was announced that DACA would be rescinded. The economic impact of rescinding DACA will negatively affect individuals beyond recipients and their families, including employers who have hired DACA recipients, as well as communities where DACA recipients are active economic and social participants.

The termination of DACA would not only reverse the significant gains recipients made over the past decade but also lead to substantial economic losses for the United States. The Trump administration announced plans to end DACA in 2017, and recipients there are more than 800,000 in the program sued the government. The Gazette sat down with Gonzales to talk about the reports findings, DACAs impact and limitations, and why he thinks it should be kept and expanded.

The new data from the survey reveals that there are concerning effects on DACA recipients lives should DACA end, that would create additional barriers to their full engagement in civic society, the economy, and educational systems. Much of the dialogue has concentrated on what will happen to DACA recipients if DACA finally ends. However, there has been less emphasis on the consequences of leaving DACA recipients in limbo while waiting for Congress to act.

DACA enabled college for some, but discouraged it for others. DACA recipients perceived substantial occupational mobility, but for many, this was not reflected in movement out of the secondary labor market. If DACA ended or renewals were restricted, current DACA recipients would lose their work authorization and all ancillary privileges that allow them to travel safely and take care of vital daily activities, like driving their kids to school or taking family members to doctors visits.