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    Which Way, L.A.?

    One Last Push for the DREAM Act

    After the results of this month's elections, supporters think comprehensive immigration reform is a lost cause in the next Congress. But President Obama says a "down payment" would be passage of what's called the DREAM Act during the lame-duck session.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After the results of this month's elections, supporters think comprehensive immigration reform is a lost cause in the next Congress. But President Obama says a "down payment" would be passage of what's called the DREAM Act during the lame-duck session. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act would apply to some 2.1 million people brought to the US illegally by their parents when they were under the age of 16. They'd get "conditional green cards" allowing them to work and putting them on a path to citizenship. We hear several perspectives, including that of Pedro Ramirez, Student Body President at Cal State Fresno, who was recently exposed as being in the US illegally.

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    3. 23:38Unemployment Insurance Running Out
    4. 29:53WikiLeaks Rips the Lid off US Diplomacy
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Gail Russell Chaddock

      Christian Science Monitor

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      Pedro Ramirez

      Student Body President, Cal State Fresno

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      Mark Krikorian

      Center for Immigration Studies

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Democrats Make One Last Push for the DREAM Act
    1. 0:00California Regulator Fines Insurers for Underpayment
    2. 6:22One Last Push for the DREAM ActYou’re reading this
    3. 23:38Unemployment Insurance Running Out
    4. 29:53WikiLeaks Rips the Lid off US Diplomacy
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