I know personally that more has to be done to address the tremendous toll that DACA takes on the mental health of young people. With every failed attempt to permanently protect us, DACA recipients are again and again left to deal with the mental and emotional toll of an unknown future. DACA protects those in the program from deportation while offering us permits to work legally in this country. Like many DACA recipients, I am an expert in navigation. In a study of the health consequences associated with DACA, researchers found 25 percent of recipients reported moderate psychological distress.