Fewer than 30% of eligible New Yorkers have taken advantage of a new initiative to give social security cards and work permits to young immigrants here illegally — and immigration advocates say many are not applying out of fear or because of the high federal paperwork fees. U.S. officials have been accepting bids for the program — called deferred action for childhood arrivals, or DACA — since August, but the program has not gained traction.
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