Eliminating DACA will damage the U.S economy
Economic losses would follow the elimination of the DACA program including loss of the work force, loss of taxes, and students enrolled in education programs
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The Argument
DACA provides greatly benefit the economy. Removing DACA will result in many financial losses to the United States. Before DACA, some immigrants were afraid to pay fees for various opportunities in front of them like education and work because they were afraid to give their identifying information to the government which may lead to their deportation. After DACA, DACA recipients paid $4 billion dollars in taxes to the government in 2017.
Researchers predict that eliminating DACA would lead to U.S. economic growth to shrink by by $280 million.