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An Institutional Examination of Varying Local Approaches to Implementing DACA
Shannon Gleeson (ILR, Cornell)Els de Graauw (Baruch College, CUNY)
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What Is DACA? BENEFITS
Temporary relief from deportation
Work authorization
(in some states: in-state tuition, Medical edibility, & other benefits)
REQUIREMENTS
Arrive <16, Age<31 on 6/15/12
Proof of identity & continuous presence 6/15/07 to 6/15/12
Proof of educational requirement (graduated or enrolled in HS/GED)
No felony/significant or 3+ misdemeanors
$465
2 yr. renewal, possible “advanced parole”
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Existing DACA ResearchDemographic Trendso National Undacamented Youth Survey (Gonzales, Terriquez, Ruszczyk)o National Survey of Undocumented Millennials (Wong et al., FitzGerald, Ramakrishnan)o MPI (Capps, Rosenblum, Bachmeier)
Social Movements o Chen, Negron-Gonzales, Seif, Abrego, Terriquez, Chavez, Pallares, Flores-Gonzalez
Legal and Political Analysiso Center for American Progress, Pew Charitable Trustso Warren & Kerwin, Olivas
Effects of DACAo Education (Teranishi, Suarez-Orozco, Suarez-Orozco, Perez)o Health (Brindis et al.)
Local Variationo Silver & Cebulko, Sexsmith & Dudley, Singer & Svajlenka (Brookings)
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Government Bureaucracies as Rights Interpreters and Rights Adjudicators
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Civil Society Organizations as Rights Intermediaries and Rights Mobilizers
Advocacy
Mobilizing
Service
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Consular Advocacy
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Field of DACA Implementation
DACA
Legal Service
Providers
Schools & Other Agencies
Foreign Consulate
FoundationsImmigrant Rights Groups
Unions
Local Elected Officials
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Research Questions
How do regions vary in their implementation of DACA?
How have a range of local stakeholders integrated DACA into their mission and programming, and resource allocation?
What are the range of coalitions and partnerships that have emerged around the implementation of DACA in each region?
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Methodological Approach Comparative Case Study (central city v. suburbs/rural)
◦ San Francisco/San Jose◦ Greater Houston◦ New York City
Focus Groups ◦ 10 UCSC & 13 Baruch students
Stakeholder Interviews (100 to date)◦ STATE & LOCAL GVT: city officials, school districts, consulates◦ CIVIL SOCIETY: CBOs, unions, legal service providers◦ INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES: DACA recipients (PENDING)
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Government Officials & Institutions
NYCMOIA
$18 million DYCD
$1 million NYC DOE
SAN FRANCISCO OCEIA
DreamSF Program $350,000 $500,000
$10 million
SAN JOSE IRIS
$1.8 million Measure A emergency funds
HOUSTON OIC/MOIRA
No funding response 2012 U of H “free speech zones”
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Legal Service Providers
Division of Labor (Criminal, U/T-visas, SIJS)Outreach to non-Spanish speakers?Varying importance of private immigration barEfforts to prevent notario scamsUse of BIA accredited reps
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Other Nonprofit Organizations & Student/DREAMer Groups
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Who Is Funding DACA? State/City/County Support
Private Funders◦ Community foundations◦ Family foundations◦ Anonymous donors
Key Conveners◦ New Americans campaign◦ Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Other◦ IOLTA accounts◦ Service fees◦ Loans
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Outreach DynamicsWHAT NEEDS SUPPORT
1. Outreach & Community Education
2. Document Prep
3. Legal Service/Application Assistance
CHALLENGES/DEBATES
Whose responsibility?
What should the fee structure be?
How to screen for holistic relief?
Utility of 1:1 client-attorney
How to maximize limited resources
How to court funders/pitch DACA?
Should we fund renewals?
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When and How Do Advocates Collaborate?
NYC
Dept. of Youth and Children ServicesNYCT grantees
SAN FRANCISCO
Bay Area DACA Collaborative SFILEN
Ready Bay Area Ready California
SAN JOSE
SCC Citizenship Collaborative SCC Deferred Action Network SCC for Comp. Immig. Reform
SBLISN CLARO
HOUSTON Houston Immigration Legal
Services Collaborative
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Lessons for Admin. ReliefWhat role will localities play?• Mayoral Offices, School Boards, Adult Education, DMV
How to reach underserved communities• Non-Spanish speakers• Older, Criminal Bars, Educational Requirement• Suburban/Rural
Best practices for outreach and service provisionoTargeted v. Holistic
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Future Directions for Research
Target: o200 interviews with organizationso100 interviews with individual immigrants
More focus on state agenciesChicago as additional case studyOngoing research on immigrant integrationoMayoral offices (de Graauw)oConsular offices (Gleeson)
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Thank You!smg338@cornell .eduels.degraauw@baruch.cuny.edu
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