Sentences with phrase «help young undocumented immigrants»

Enact legislation to help young undocumented immigrants — who were brought to the country illegally by their parents — attain U.S. citizenship and encourage them to do so.

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The immigration plan will help undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, and young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children.
The authors suggest that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an initiative signed by the Obama administration in 2012 that allows certain young undocumented immigrants to work legally in the U.S. without fear of deportation, could help shore up the numbers.
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