Myrna Ortiz

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

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California Dream Network Coordinator for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

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Congress failed to pass the so-called “Dream Act,” granting citizenship to illegal immigrants brought to this country as children and raised as Americans.  But President Obama ordered…

Mini Dream Act Rolls Out in Los Angeles

Congress failed to pass the so-called “Dream Act,” granting citizenship to illegal immigrants brought to this country as children and raised as Americans.  But President Obama ordered…

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