Only a few undocumented young Filipinos have taken advantage of the opportunity made available for them to temporarily stay and find work in the United States under the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said on Friday (Manila time).

“It is unfortunate that majority of undocumented Filipino youth across the US continue to shy away from the DACA program even though they are eligible,” Consul Arlene Magno said, citing figures from both the Migration Policy Institute and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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