"Even with a driver’s license and a clean record, an unauthorized immigrant in California could still be deported, and this happens on a regular basis," said Louis DeSipio, a political scientist at University of California, Irvine. "So the fear remains.” DeSipio also points out that anything can happen after the November presidential election. A new administration could change previous immigration policies − even upending a plan like DAPA.

For the full story, please visit http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/06/22/61853/immigrant-parents-of-us-citizens-anxiously-await-s/.

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