DREAM Act could generate $1.6 trillion

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The DREAM Act applies only to those who came to the United States under the age of 16 and plan to pursue at least two years of higher education or military service.

Dr. Raul Hinojosa, a University of California, Los Angeles professor and director of the North American Integration and Development Center, found that the estimated 825,000 legalized youths would generate between $1.4 trillion and $1.6 triillion in income over a work life of 40 years.

In this interview, Dr. Hinojosa explains how he arrived at those numbers and how American society will benefit from the DREAM Act.