Commentary: Protect the Dreamers. The US needs doctors-in-training like me
by Yadira Bribiesca, Los Angeles Times
Oct 03, 2022
3 minutes
I am a proud undocumented medical student attending the UCLA School of Medicine — a reality that still seems like a dream. It is a reality because of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA. However, the DACA program and its beneficiaries remain in jeopardy as the policy could be ended by a court ruling any day now. If Congress does not pass legislation this year, nearly 700,000 DACA recipients — including teachers, parents, students and nurses
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