When longtime Bend resident María Veliz was in high school, she was a 4.0 student. With her academic standing, she may have been planning for college—except that during that time she also began to fully understand her immigration status. Brought to the U.S. by her undocumented parents at age 9, without residency or citizenship status, […]
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Still Dreaming
A DACA recipient, her employer and the local community brace for what’s next with immigration reform