Colleges rush to protect immigrant students

March 2, 2017
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Colleges and universities are on the front lines of the immigration battle in Washington, pushing the administration and Congress to preserve a program for young people illegally brought to the United States as children.

Known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program lifts the threat of deportation from undocumented immigrants under the age of 35 who came to the United States before age 16. Participants in the program, which provides only temporary relief, must meet a series of conditions.

Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/321681-colleges-rush-to-protect-immigrant-students