Línea Abierta : IMMIGRATION EDITION: DREAMERS MOBILIZE.




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Summary: IMMIGRATION EDITION: DREAMERS MOBILIZE. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently announced he will not accept any more applications for deferred action for deportation, if he becomes president. Undocumented youth react to this announcement and share their efforts to mobilize the vote and expose congressional candidates’ positions on immigration. This program also includes an update on early DACA application numbers and procedures. Immigration attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago. Guests: Annaluisa Padilla, Immigration Lawyer, Secretary, American Immigration Lawyers Association, La Habra, CA, www.aila.org/dream ; Erika Andiola, Co-founder, DRM Action Coalition, Nueva York, NY, http://drmcapitolgroup.com ; Eliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer, Service Employees International Union, (SEIU), www.seiu.org (pretaped interview)