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Olney in L.A.

A nightmare for Dreamers

"Dreamers" were brought to this country and raised as Americans, but their parents were never were naturalized. With Donald Trump's promise of deportation many worry they'll be rounded up and sent out of the country.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 18, 2016 • 7m Listen

The program is called "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" or DACA . These so-called "Dreamers" — and their parents — identified themselves and other family members . They provided not just names and addresses, but also fingerprints. Members of Congress urged them to apply — even when they didn't have trust in the system. Now their dreams could turn into nightmares under President-Elect Donald's Trump's promise of deportation.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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