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Uncertainty over DACA: What will Dreamers and Congress do?
The 800,000 or so young people whose future was put into question yesterday -- when the Trump administration announced an end to DACA -- are now trying to figure out what to do. We speak with one college student who will be eligible for deportation in a little more than a year if Congress fails to act.
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenPhoto: A man participates in a protest in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients, at the San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso, Texas, September 5, 2017. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)
In this episode
5 storiesDreamer: Keep pushing Congress to pass legislation on DACA
The 800,000 or so young people whose future was put into question yesterday -- when the Trump administration announced an end to DACA -- are now trying to figure out what to do. We speak with one college student who will be eligible for deportation in a little more than a year if Congress fails to act.
Read the story6 minHow might schools protect Dreamers enrolled on their campuses?
The leaders of California’s universities and colleges are trying to figure out what they can do to help Dreamers. Yesterday, the heads of five school systems sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation, urging them to extend DACA.
Read the story7 minThe politics of DACA: Can Democrats force Republicans to act?
Congress has got a lot on its plate: Raise the debt ceiling, fund hurricane relief, and take care of DACA. All of this is linked and playing out in typical political fashion: Messy.
Read the story6 minDanzy Senna's new novel, 'New People,' takes on race
In the 1990s, there was a popular idea that people of mixed race would lead the way to the promised land of a post-racial America. Danzy Senna’s new novel takes on that fantasy and the fantasy that race can be easily defined.
Read the story17 minExhibit celebrates Latin American influence on art and culture in LA
The massive arts series called Pacific Standard Time officially launches its latest series next week. It’s called “PST: LA/LA,” and it runs through January. There will be more than 80 exhibitions in museums and galleries across Southern California. It won’t just be visual art. There are concerts on the schedule, too.
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