New Report: Forfeiting the Trillion-Dollar Dream

New research shows the long-term, staggering human and economic cost of ending DACA
We’ve gathered some of the country’s most respected social scientists to quantify the costs of ending DACA, providing a running tally of the economic costs of the program’s termination while also lifting up the lived experiences of real-life DACA recipients. Among other findings, we discovered an estimated 440,000 jobs would be lost at a time when workforce shortages are already hurting families and driving up costs across the country. Long-term, up to $648 billion in future income losses are predicted as well as hundreds of billions in government revenue and business losses, to say nothing of the dire social costs that will be paid by hundreds of thousands of directly impacted individuals and their families who have long called this country home.
The Latest

The Latest

October 10, 2024 • Press Statement
Statement from the Coalition for the American Dream on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Hearing in DACA Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: October 10, 2024 Contact: press@coalitionfortheamericandream.us Washington, D.C. – The Coalition for the American Dream (C4AD), which comprises more than 100 of the nation’s top businesses and trade associations representing every major sector of the economy and millions of U.S. workers, today released the following statement following oral arguments before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals […]

June 19, 2024 • Letter
Coalition for the American Dream Statement on Affirmative Relief

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: June 18, 2024 Contact: press@coalitionfortheamericandream.us   Coalition for the American Dream Statement on Affirmative Relief   Biden Administration Announcement Could Protect Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants   Washington, D.C. The Coalition for the American Dream, which is comprised of more than 100 of the nation’s top businesses and trade associations representing […]

June 12, 2024 • Press Statement
New Report Details Staggering $1 Trillion Cost of Ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
May 8, 2024 • Letter
Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth

We submit the following statement for the record regarding the topic of today’s hearing, “Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth.”

February 1, 2024 • Press Statement
Top U.S. Employers Submit Amicus Brief to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ending DACA will harm American businesses and the economy as a whole

September 15, 2023 • Letter
Coalition for the American Dream Urges Permanent Action on DACA Following District Court Ruling Against Program

Nation’s Top Businesses Call for Certainty As Legal Debate On Program Continues

December 6, 2022 • Letter
Coalition Statement on Potential Bipartisan Framework to Protect Dreamers, Provide Permanent Legislation Solution to DACA
October 20, 2022 • Press Statement
Dozens of Top U.S. Employers Send Letter to Congressional Leaders Citing Impending “Crisis” if Congress Fails to Act on DACA

American Business Leaders Say Current Labor Shortage Will Only Get Worse & U.S. Economy Will Lose Over $11 Billion Annually

October 20, 2022 • Press Statement
October 2022 – 5th Circuit Letter (Español)
October 20, 2022 • Letter
5th Circuit Letter