Obama’s action on immigration leaves millions still facing deportation
Obama’s action on immigration leaves millions still facing deportation
- November 21, 2014
- Leo Chavez, anthropology professor, is featured in the Los Angeles Times, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Daily Herald and Nov. 21, 2014
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From the LA Times:
Leo Chavez, a professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, said a similar divide happened
after the 1986 immigration overhaul under President Reagan. An estimated half a million
people who didn't qualify under Reagan's program are still living in the country without
legal status, according to figures provided by the Migration Policy Institute.
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-immigration-left-behind-20141122-story.html#page=1.
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