A hazy future remains for those living in the US without legal permission
Jemima Malote Arts & Features Writer jmalote1@unca.edu In high school, Daniel Blanco lived the dream. He played soccer, football and
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DACA
NC Dreamers affected by Trump’s DACA rescission
Donald Trump wants to deport all undocumented people in the United States. More than 800,000 of these people are Dreamers, undocumented individuals who either came to the U.S. very young or were born here and have received DACA grants that allow them to stay and work and attend college. With Trump’s rescission of this DACA program, these Dreamers face deportation from the only home they’ve ever known.
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Student Government Administration addresses recent DACA legislation
By Katie Devoe News staff writer kdevoe@unca.edu The Student Government Association plan to have an event and tabling letting students
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For students like Marlene Rangel, cancellation of DACA creates uncertainty
Many DACA students in the U.S. are fearful of what will happen when the legislation ends in March of 2018. Marlene Rangel, a DACA recipient from Mexico City, is one of these students.
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Undocumented student overcomes academic adversity
Part of a series about undocumented immigrant students and the struggles they face in obtaining a college education. This installment focuses on a woman from Mexico who graduated from Brevard College despite the adversity she faced as an undocumented person.
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UNCA admits but limits undocumented DACA students
Although UNC Asheville has a policy of accepting undocumented immigrants under the DACA program, these students are unable to enroll for classes at the same time as other students.
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