Young immigrants torn between their futures and their families

Undocumented college students across the country are applying for "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," a two year reprieve from deportation that could allow many undocumented youth to obtain work in the U.S. for a period after graduation.  But students who apply for DACA know that their parents are still considered "illegal." "They feel a sense of guilt more than anything. Because they feel like ‘I am benefiting from something and my parents are not. And I am here because of my parents.’”  Meet some people in the program in this story by Youth Radio.immigration

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