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Associate Professor @UCSanDiego. Director, U.S. Immigration Policy Center (USIPC). @WhiteHouseAAPI during Obama administration. Daddy to triplet boys

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usipc.ucsd.edu
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    1. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      New research from our 2019 #DACA survey. For the first time, we asked about the specific concerns #DACA recipients have about returning to their respective countries of birth. Lives and livelihoods could be at risk 1\ @CAPimmigration @NILC @UNITEDWEDREAM https://www.americanprogress.org/?p=474636 pic.twitter.com/OqJN82ffY6

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    2. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      93% of respondents reported concerns about either their or their family’s physical safety, health care, education, food security, or risk of homelessness in their respective countries of birth 2\pic.twitter.com/vtdKtbyAen

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    3. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      More specifically, 80% reported, “In my country of birth, I would be concerned about the physical safety of myself and my family” 3\

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    4. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      41% reported, “In my country of birth, I would be concerned about homelessness for myself and my family.” Another 58% reported, “In my country of birth, I would be concerned about food insecurity for myself and my family” 4\

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    5. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      75% reported, “In my country of birth, I would be concerned about the quality of healthcare for myself and my family.” Another 77% reported, “In my country of birth, I would be concerned about the quality of education for myself and my family” 5\

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    6. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      Only 2% reported, "In my country of birth, the quality of life I would be able to provide for myself and my family would be better than in the U.S." 6\

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      Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

      The data also make vivid the deep roots that #DACA recipients have in the U.S. 70% have immediate family members who are U.S. citizens. 98% of those with children have U.S. citizen children. 60% of those who are married have a U.S. citizen spouse 7\

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        2. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

          Despite the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Supreme Court hearing, #DACA recipients are still contributing. 96% are currently employed or enrolled in school. Among those in school, 83% are pursuing a bachelor’s or higher degree 8\

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        3. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

          Still, 56% reported that they think about being detained or deported at least once a day. Among those with children, 75% reported that they think about being separated from their children because of deportation at least once a day 9\

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        4. Tom K. Wong‏Verified account @TomWongPhD 19 Sep 2019

          But through it all, 57% reported that they have become more involved in their communities after receiving DACA and 67% reported “I feel more like I belong in the U.S.” \end

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