Bill Radke talks with Graciela Nuñez Pargas about her experience as an enrollee in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The future of DACA is uncertain. During his campaign, President Trump promised to the end the program, which gives deportation protections to undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children, but don't have legal status.
As Congress moves forward with immigration reform, we take a look at how this issue connects to culture, business and families in the Northwest.Our region is home to a unique blend of immigrants who work in all parts of our economy — from high-tech to agriculture. This population already has a deeply-rooted history here. And its ranks are expanding rapidly.Proposals for comprehensive immigration reform address border security, employment verification, guest-worker programs and pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the US.
This 22-year-old activist college graduate could be deported under Trump
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