The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act

The Center for American Progress has released a report on the economic impacts of passage of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act,  which would provide a pathway to legal status for eligible young people who were brought here as children and who complete high school and some college or military service.  It presents an analysis to understand what would happen if the United States were to grant a pathway to legal status to an estimated 2.1 million eligible youth in our country by passing the DREAM Act. Overall, the report concludes that the passage of the DREAM Act would add $329 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030, demonstrating the potential of the proposed law to boost economic growth and improve our nation’s fiscal health.

KJ