Immigration bills get Thursday vote but still face hurdles in becoming law
Legislation addresses dreamers and a pathway to citizenship
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WASHINGTON â Both Monica Camacho Perez and Norma Irene Alvarez, dreamers who we recently met, believe the time for action is now. I was brought here at the age of 7, Perez, a DACA recipient who works in Baltimore s school system, said. I ve been told to go back and dream, Alvarez said from a picnic table in El Paso, Texas.
Even though the women are thousands of miles away from each other, their stories are similar. Both came to the United States as a child by crossing the border illegally.
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