NC Policy Watch: Devastating consequences if Congress fails to replace DACA in three months
ITEP Work in ActionState and local government coffers would also take a hit if Congress fails to pass the Dream Act, or another effective solution. The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that current DACA recipients pay almost $58 million in state and local taxes, contributions which could grow to $78 million if the Dream Act were passed, the equivalent of 1,600 teacher positions in North Carolina. Particularly given that we have already invested in educating many of the young people eligible for DACA, turning down their contributions to the fiscal future of the state would be pure folly.