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DACA students are not yet living the dream

Mar 23, 2018
The $1.3 trillion spending bill doesn't include a permanent solution for people brought into the country illegally when they were children.
Dozens of immigration advocates and supporters attend a rally outside of Trump Tower along Fifth Avenue in August  in New York City.
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A glimpse of what legal status means for the undocumented

Feb 19, 2013
Deferred Action allows the children of undocumented immigrants to work legally in the U.S., but only temporarily.