"Their parents are saying you might as well wait for immigration reform, " said Josefina Beecher, a member of the board of the Skagit Immigrant Rights Council in Mount Vernon, Wash.

WSJ: Young Immigrants' Applications to Stay in U.S. Fall Sharply

Ms. Beecher recalls standing-room only crowds at DACA workshops held by the organization last year, but said a recent event attracted fewer than 30.

WSJ: Young Immigrants' Applications to Stay in U.S. Fall Sharply