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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Real-life Impact of Obama's Immigration Executive Orders

    Anabel Cuevas came to the United States from Mexico as a baby. She is protected from deportation under President Obama's original executive order, known as DACA, which is not being challenged in Monday's Supreme Court case; but her parents would be eligible for DAPA, one of the orders the court is reviewing.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    Anabel Cuevas came to the United States from Mexico as a baby. She is protected from deportation under President Obama's original executive order, known as DACA, which is not being challenged in Monday's Supreme Court case; but her parents would be eligible for DAPA, one of the orders the court is reviewing. It would remove the threat of deportation for the parents of children here legally.

    The full episode

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    An Immigration Challenge at the Supreme Court
    1. 0:30SCOTUS Hears Immigration Executive Action Case
    2. 9:22The Real-life Impact of Obama's Immigration Executive OrdersYou’re reading this
    3. 17:32Passenger Rights and the Flight Crew’s Prerogative
    4. 25:58Better Call Bob Odenkirk
    5. 39:32The Man Who Put Rodeo Drive on the Map
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Anabel Cuevas

      Activist for immigration reform

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    An Immigration Challenge at the Supreme Court
    1. 0:30SCOTUS Hears Immigration Executive Action Case
    2. 9:22The Real-life Impact of Obama's Immigration Executive OrdersYou’re reading this
    3. 17:32Passenger Rights and the Flight Crew’s Prerogative
    4. 25:58Better Call Bob Odenkirk
    5. 39:32The Man Who Put Rodeo Drive on the Map
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand