YubaNet: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Immigration Executive Action, Has Opportunity to Affirm America’s Immigrant Identity

“The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program and expansion of the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would strengthen our communities by providing temporary relief from fear of deportation for individuals with strong family ties to the United States and, as a result, grow America’s economy by tens of billions of dollars. According to a February 2016 report, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that DAPA- and DACA-eligible individuals already pay $5.3 billion in state and local taxes every year; that figure would rise to $6.1 billion per year if the Supreme Court rules to unfreeze the programs.”