Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/318885 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1617
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
Since 2012, DACA has provided deportation relief and work authorization to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. This study examines how legal and political uncertainty, triggered by the Trump administration's 2017 announcement to end the program, affected recipients' economic and social outcomes. Using difference-in-differences and event study methods, we find that gains in education, health, and geographic mobility largely persisted, while employment and income benefits eroded, particularly in nonsanctuary and high-enforcement states. However, strong local DACA networks helped buffer these losses. The results underscore how policy uncertainty can erode some gains while others persist in more supportive environments.
Subjects: 
DACA
undocumented immigrants
Trump
employment
health
education
JEL: 
J12
J15
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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