About the Survey
Each year, NILC collaborates with UC San Diego Professor Tom Wong, United We Dream (UWD), and Center for American Progress (CAP) to release a nationwide survey of DACA recipients.
Year after year, responses from across the nation demonstrate the profound impact that DACA has on recipients’ lives. Past surveys document the incontrovertible ways DACA protections have improved people’s lives and strengthened communities across the U.S., by empowering young people to pursue higher education, build careers, and care for loved ones.
At the same time, respondents also share the challenges that they face, when it comes to the toll of political attacks and living with chronic uncertainty about the future of DACA. Their firsthand experiences expose the critical need for Congress to deliver permanent protections and create pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and immigrant youth whose home is here.
2023 Survey of DACA Recipients Highlights Economic Advancement, Continued Uncertainty Amid Legal Limbo
The ninth annual survey of DACA recipients illustrates DACA’s role in empowering individuals and communities while strengthening the U.S. economy and highlights the need for a pathway to citizenship.
See results of latest survey
Past Annual Surveys and Reports
Public Comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Integrity Rule
Apr 15, 2025 We are deeply concerned about many provisions in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to erect barriers to coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Frequently Asked Questions: Latest DACA Developments
Mar 21, 2025 This resource provides an overview of the current state of the DACA program and what that means for DACA recipients and their loved ones.
NILC Statement on Trump Proposal to Strip DACA Recipients’ Affordable Health Care Eligibility
Mar 10, 2025 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposed rule aiming to strip Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients’ Affordable...
NILC Statement on the House’s Reintroduction of the American Dream and Promise Act
Feb 26, 2025 Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement following the reintroduction of the American Dream and Promise Act in the House: