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Some Dreamers turn to crowdfunding to pay for DACA renewal

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 18, 2017
While the ultimate fate of DACA recipients remains unclear, thousands of young people are now rushing to renew their applications before the deadline in early October. However, the cost is $495, which may be reach for many people working low-wage jobs. One answer: crowdfunding. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.  
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San Diego Mayor on the impact of NAFTA and Congressional action on DACA

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Sep 11, 2017
Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer on the importance of Congressional action for DACA and how NAFTA has meant billions for San Diego.
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer.
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How Latinos are transforming the economy of a small rural town

by Reema Khrais and Daisy Palacios
Sep 8, 2017
Immigrants drawn by jobs at the local meat-packing plant are making their mark in business and politics.
Norma Corral, an immigrant from Mexico, worked at Cargill's beef processing plant in Schuyler, Nebraska for a decade before opening up her business, Paleteria Oasis, in downtown.
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With DACA's future uncertain, one young recipient pushes ahead with his business dreams

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Sep 8, 2017
On the verge of opening his own cafe, Anthoa Munoz's future now teeters on the brink of the unknown.
Anthoa Munoz was 17 years old when he learned that he wasn't born in United States. Now the 25-year-old is working under protections from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He's in the process of opening his own cafe.
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In Nebraska, immigrants work hard-to-fill jobs in meatpacking industry

by Reema Khrais and Daisy Palacios
Sep 8, 2017
The nation's food supply chain could collapse without immigrant labor.
Chuck Folken is the owner of Folken Feed Yards, a livestock feed farm in Leigh, Nebraska.
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Are Dreamers job stealers?

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 5, 2017
The fate of 800,000 so-called Dreamers is in question today after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program put in place under President Obama. The program gives undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children the ability to study and work here while protecting them from […]
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CEOs are coming out in favor of DACA, but can their support influence Congress?

by Aaron Schrank
Sep 5, 2017
Past pressure from business leaders hasn't changed Trump's mind, a Wharton School professor notes.
Activists rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in front of the White House on Aug. 30.
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Trump expected to end program for young immigrants

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 4, 2017
There's expected to be a six-month delay, according to reports.
Young immigrants and supporters walk holding signs during a rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles, California on Friday.
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What could happen to workers and employers if President Trump ends DACA?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 31, 2017
700,000 of 800,000 recipients nationwide are legally working, experts say. Repealing the program would exacerbate labor shortages.
Protesters demand immigration reform in front of the White House yesterday.
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Houston officials reassure immigrants, who are valuable to the local economy

by Adriene Hill
Aug 29, 2017
“For flood recovery, that's an important group of people for sure,” a university professor says.
People take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston today after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city.
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