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DACA isn't just about social justice – legalizing Dreamers makes economic sense too

  • Written by Amy Hsin, Associate Professor of Sociology, City University of New York
Demonstrators chant slogans during an immigration rally in support of DACA.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Earlier this month, hopes were high that a bipartisan deal could be reached to resolve the fate of the “Dreamers,” the millions of undocumented youth who were brought to the U.S. as children.

Those hopes all but vanished on Jan. 11 as...

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