Perla Esquivel

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles

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Perla Esquivel is a staff attorney at CHIRLA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles.

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"Dreamers" were brought to this country and raised as Americans, but their parents were never were naturalized.

A nightmare for Dreamers

"Dreamers" were brought to this country and raised as Americans, but their parents were never were naturalized.

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