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    Which Way, L.A.?

    US-Born Kids Left Behind When Parents Are Deported

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE launched " Operation Return to Sender " in May of last year.  This latest program for rounding up and deporting undocumented workers has resulted in the arrest of 18,000 people so far.  About 250 have been deported without getting a chance to collect their property -- or even their children, many of…

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

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE launched "Operation Return to Sender" in May of last year. This latest program for rounding up and deporting undocumented workers has resulted in the arrest of 18,000 people so far. About 250 have been deported without getting a chance to collect their property -- or even their children, many of whom are citizens born in this country. How many kids are being left behind when families are broken? We talk to opponents and defenders of a controversial program.

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    The Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement
    1. 1:14Feds Bar Free Contraception for Undocumented Immigrants
    2. 11:07US-Born Kids Left Behind When Parents Are DeportedYou’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Angelica Salas

      Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

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      Steven Camarota

      Center for Immigration Studies

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    The full episode

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    The Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement
    1. 1:14Feds Bar Free Contraception for Undocumented Immigrants
    2. 11:07US-Born Kids Left Behind When Parents Are DeportedYou’re reading this
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