This statistic shows the percentage of the illegal immigrant population in the United States that is eligible for either the DAPA or DACA programs in 2015. Fifty percent of California's illegal immigrant population was estimated to be eligible for DAPA or DACA in 2015.
Share of illegal immigrant population eligible for DAPA or DACA in the United States in 2015, by state
Data for excluded states was not provided by the source.
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is an Obama administration immigration policy that grants deferred action status to illegal immigrants who entered the United States before their 16th birthday and before June of 2007, and are currently in school, highschool granduates, or were honorably discharged from the military. They must also be under age 31 as of June 15, 2012 and not have been convicted of a felony, sever misdemeanor or three or more misdemeanors. Deferred action status is an immigrant status that can defer deportation indefintely.
DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans) is a planned immigration policy from the Obama administration that would grant deferred action status to eligible illegal immigrants who have lived in the United States since 2010 and have children who are either American citizens or permanent residents. An injunction was issued in February 2015 to stop the program from going into effect until lawsuits surrounding its constitutionality are resolved.
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Center for American Progress. (June 15, 2015). Share of illegal immigrant population eligible for DAPA or DACA in the United States in 2015, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668846/share-of-us-illegal-immigrant-population-eligible-for-dapa-or-daca-by-state/
Center for American Progress. "Share of illegal immigrant population eligible for DAPA or DACA in the United States in 2015, by state." Chart. June 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668846/share-of-us-illegal-immigrant-population-eligible-for-dapa-or-daca-by-state/
Center for American Progress. (2015). Share of illegal immigrant population eligible for DAPA or DACA in the United States in 2015, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668846/share-of-us-illegal-immigrant-population-eligible-for-dapa-or-daca-by-state/
Center for American Progress. "Share of Illegal Immigrant Population Eligible for Dapa or Daca in The United States in 2015, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668846/share-of-us-illegal-immigrant-population-eligible-for-dapa-or-daca-by-state/
Center for American Progress, Share of illegal immigrant population eligible for DAPA or DACA in the United States in 2015, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668846/share-of-us-illegal-immigrant-population-eligible-for-dapa-or-daca-by-state/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
