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Terminology to Know

Undocumented: refers to individuals residing in the United States without proper legal documentation including individuals who entered the U.S. without inspection and government permission and individuals who entered with a legal visa that is no longer valid.

DACA Recipient: refers to an individual who arrived to the U.S. as a young child and meets several guidelines. DACA recipients receive temporary relief from deportation and work authorization in the U.S. Additionally, DACA must be renewed every two years.

混合身份家庭(Mixed-Status Household):指家庭成员具有美国公民、合法永久居民、DACA受益人、非法移民等不同身份的家庭。例如，一个混血家庭可能包括父母无证的美国公民子女。

  • “There are nearly two million foreign-born individuals living in Illinois, about 14 percent of the total state population. While immigrants from Latin American and the Caribbean region represent the largest percentage of foreign-born residents in Illinois, less than half of immigrants are from Latin American countries. While Illinois is home to the sixth-largest immigrant population in the country, positive public perception and social acceptance of immigration is challenged by fear, hostility and anti-immigrant, anti-Latino rhetoric.”
    Source:Latino Policy Forum
  • “In 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) broadened opportunities for eligible youth by providing renewable work authorization. However, DACA did not address exclusions from federal and state financial aid. Consequently, in spite of DACA benefits, higher education remains out of reach for many low-income undocumented students.”
    Source:Latino Policy Forum
  • “Only 5-10 percent of undocumented high school graduates enroll in college each year”
    “Fewer than 3 % graduate from college”
    “Undocumented college students' rate of anxiety disorder is four times higher than other students”

    Source:Hechinger Report

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

  • 奥巴马的行政命令(2012年)对一些被非法带到美国的青少年(全国约80万人，雷克县约8000人)给予保护，使他们不被驱逐出境，并获准工作。

  • Trump announced that his administration will rescind this program.

  • In 5 years of DACA, the estimated impact of DACA on these individuals and the economy includes (based on a Center for American Progress Survey): – Higher labor force participation: 91% of all DACA recipients surveyed are employed. – Higher income: 69% of DACA recipients surveyed got a better paying job after receiving DACA. This helps DACA individuals and their families. – Startups: 5% of DACA recipients surveyed started their own business (higher than the national startup rate of 3.1%). – Purchasing Power: 65% of DACA recipients surveyed reporting buying their first cars. 16% of DACA recipients purchased their first homes. – Workforce: the data show that at least 72 percent of the top 25 Fortune 500 companies—including Walmart, Apple, General Motors, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot, and Wells Fargo, among others—employ DACA recipients.

  • Center for American Progress (2017) estimates if all Illinois DACA recipients are removed (deported), the Illinois economy stands to lose: $2,296,685,031 from its annual GDP.

  • 企业将关闭。公司会失去员工。房屋将被取消赎回权。Cars will be repossessed.

    • Source:Mano a Mano Family Resource Center

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Learn more about DACA, an Obama executive order (2012) that provides certain young people brought to the U.S. illegally protection from deportation.

Lake County Statistics

  • In 2014, there were approximately 129,888 foreign born residents residing in Lake County, which was 18.5% of the county’s total population with concentrations in Vernon Hills (32%), Waukegan (31%), Highwood (31%), Buffalo Grove (29%), Mundelein (28%), Round Lake Beach (28%), and Round Lake Park (26%). (MAMFRC 10/18)

  • 移民贡献了莱克县23%的劳动力，与本地出生的居民相比，他们有更高的劳动力参与率和更低的失业率。

  • “As one’s immigration status improves, one’s income and earning power rise. Legal permanent residents make 20% more annually than undocumented immigrants. Naturalized citizens make nearly 30% more annually than undocumented immigrants.”

    • Source:Mano a Mano Family Resource Center


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