HOUSTON – This June 15 marks the 11th anniversary since President Obama created the DACA program by decree, which allows people who came to the United States as children and were left without legal status to have temporary relief that allows them to work, study and travel without problem.
There are currently close to 600,000 people covered by this program, but since Texas judge Andrew Hanen put a hiatus on the initiative by accepting a lawsuit against the legality of DACA, it is estimated that close to 400,000 more have been left without the benefits that This initiative allows
Hanen left the program active for those who had already taken advantage of the initiative, but left those who met the conditions to enroll for the first time in limbo.
The analysis was done by the organization fwd.us which, in addition, presented current figures on how those who initially accepted DACA have inserted themselves into the social and economic activities of the country.
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According to this report, while in 2012 60% of those enrolled in DACA worked, in 2023 that figure is 86% among this same group that launched the program.
It is estimated that the average age of the nearly 600,000 people who are under DACA status is 29 years, with an average stay in the country of 24 years.
About half of these have college education and 33% of them have been married.
If you want to read the full report of this bipartisan organization you can click here.
Judge Hanen is expected to issue a final decision on this program in the coming weeks, after a little less than a month ago the parties for and against the DACA program were heard in a hearing.
