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Freelance news producer in L.A. who came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was nine years old.
PROFILE
America Arias
FROM America Arias
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Dreamers under Trump President Trump’s travel ban has already affected Muslims across the country. But he’s also said he wants to crack down on undocumented immigrants who are already here, which could have an even greater impact. If Trump reverses President Obama’s temporary protection for young people who were brought here as children, it could put some 800,000 people at risk of being deported. Trump hasn’t said what he’ll do about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, so these young people are now waiting anxiously to find out their future. Two of them, America Arias and Marco (who asked to be identified only by his first name) join Madeleine to share their stories .
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.