We've heard a lot about the "dreamers". This is what Professor VD Hanson wrote about it:
Democrats are so focused on the 800,000 Dreamers — less than 10% of the undocumented population — because they’re politically photogenic and for now seen as the easiest group to exempt from efforts to control illegal immigration.Nevertheless, I'm willing to give some them an opportunity to stay in the US but with a few conditions: No path to citizenship, no chain migration and a clean criminal record.
In blanket fashion, the media consistently report that they are model youth, fulfilling their proverbial “dreams” of finishing college and achieving upward mobility.
That narrative lacks subtlety, if it’s not outright deceptive. The average age of DACA participants is now 24.
Few after entering adulthood sought to address their known illegal status.
Surveys suggest that most are not in school; fewer than 5% have graduated from college.
Those employed earn a median hourly wage of $15.34, which means they are forced to compete on the lower end of the wage ladder.
Only about a tenth of 1% of DACA youth serve in the U.S. military — fewer than 900 total.
