Tag: DACA

  • Survey: DACA Improving Lives of Young Immigrants on U.S.

    By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with UC San Diego assistant professor Tom Wong, immigration attorney Ginger Jacobs and former U.S. Attorney Peter Nunez. A new nationwide survey shows recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are getting better jobs, earning higher wages…

  • “We Were Strangers Once, Too”: The Current State of Immigration Reform for Youth in San Diego

    By Kiran Mehta, Beto Soto, Famo Musa, Binti Musa and Karla Flores The YAC Youth Media Team has worked to understand and share the voices and stories of undocumented and unaccompanied minors in the region, as well as to identify resources and stakeholders who are currently working to assist and advocate for this population. What…

  • Half of Eligible California Immigrants Apply for ‘Dreamers’ Program

    Two years ago, federal authorities started accepting applications for deportation relief for immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. KPBS reporter Jill Replogle looks at the results of that program for young San Diegans. | Video Credit: KPBS By Jill Replogle Two years ago on Aug. 15, federal authorities started accepting applications for…

  • Young Undocumented Immigrants Begin Renewing Deferred Action Permits

    By Marissa Cabrera Tom Fudge and Amita Sharma Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview here. The renewal process for young undocumented immigrants who received temporary legal status under President Obama’s Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012 is now underway. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced the renewal process for…

  • Survey Finds ‘Dreamers’ Politically Engaged, Benefitting From Legal Status

    By Jill Replogle Young immigrants who have been granted temporary legal status under an Obama administration program are getting their first jobs, first cars and first credit cards, according to a nationwide survey of undocumented youth, often referred to as “dreamers.” Results of the survey also suggest that most young immigrants living in the U.S.…