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
NILC Statement on the Fifth Circuit’s Decision on DACA
Jan 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response a decision by U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
NILC Statement on Preliminary Injunction by Federal Judge Blocking Certain DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care Coverage
Dec 9, 2024 WASHINGTON — Nicholas Espíritu, deputy legal director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement in response to Judge Daniel M. Traynor of the U.S. District Court in North Dakota’s order blocking DACA...
Advocates Launch Awareness Campaign to Get Thousands of DACA Recipients Enrolled in ACA Health Coverage
Oct 30, 2024 The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), United We Dream (UWD), and Young Invincibles launched an online campaign to reach thousands of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who will soon be eligible to purchase health...
Health Insurance Enrollment for DACA Recipients is Here!
Isobel Mohyeddin
Nov 1, 2024 In May 2024, the Biden-Harris administration made the major announcement that DACA recipients...