The Price Tag of Ending DACA for Pennsylvania Economy

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The decision by President Donald Trump to end the DACA program will have huge economic costs both for the country and Pennsylvania.

The decision by President Donald Trump to end the DACA program will have huge economic costs both for the country and Pennsylvania, writes David L. Harris for Philadelphia Business Journal.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which is set to expire on March 5th next year, makes it possible for undocumented immigrants who arrive in the country as children to get work permits.

Also known as ‘Dreamers’, this group includes people under the age of 36 who have entered the country illegally before the age of 16 and have been here for at least a decade.


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Close to 790,000 Dreamers are in the country under DACA, including 5,900 in Pennsylvania.

In fact, the libertarian think tank CATO Institute believes that the end of the DACA program will cost the state budget $258 million in lost tax revenue, totaling $3.52 billion over the next ten years.

Based on their discussions, the repeal or rollback of the DACA program would have a significant and negative fiscal and economic impact on the country.”

They also estimate that the cost for the entire country will be around $200 billion in aggregate economic costs.

Read more about potential fallout from ending DACA at Philadelphia Business Journal by clicking here.

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