Legal Frameworks
This policy, introduced in 2012, allows certain undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children to receive deferred action on deportation.
What is DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?
The estimated number of undocumented students currently enrolled in higher education in the United States.
What is approximately 450,000?
The economic contribution of undocumented immigrants, including students, through state and local taxes annually.
What is $11.7 billion?
These state-level laws allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities under certain conditions.
What are in-state tuition laws or Dream Acts?
Allowing undocumented students to earn college degrees increases their lifetime earnings by this percentage.
What is 50-100%?
This percentage of undocumented immigrants participate in the U.S. workforce, contributing to sectors like construction, agriculture, and services.
What is approximately 63%?
This 1982 Supreme Court case ensured that undocumented children have the right to a K-12 public education in the United States.
What is Plyler v. Doe?
This factor is a major reason why undocumented students often face barriers to accessing higher education and achieving their full economic potential.
What is ineligibility for federal financial aid?
Studies show that granting legal status to undocumented immigrants could boost the U.S. GDP by this amount over 10 years.
What is $1.5 trillion?
The year the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy was first challenged in federal courts.
What is 2017?
This unexpected state was the first to allow undocumented students to access in-state tuition benefits back in 2001.
What is Texas?
Undocumented immigrants are more likely than the general population to start this, contributing to local economies.
What are small businesses?
Undocumented immigrants contribute to this federal program but are ineligible to receive its benefits.
What is Social Security?
This term describes the undocumented youth who have grown up in the U.S. and often lead movements like UndocuJoy.
Who are Dreamers?
DACA recipients have purchased homes and contributed to the housing market, generating this estimated amount in property taxes annually.
What is $566 million?