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Promising Harvard sophomore, Eric Balderas, faces deportation

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From the Restore Fairness blog.

Until two weeks ago 19 year old Eric Balderas was a sophomore on a full scholarship to Harvard University with a major in molecular biology and the ambition of becoming a cancer researcher. In an instant, he went from representing the promise of the country’s future to being threatened with deportation to Mexico, a country that he has no recollection of.


Obama announces decision to send 1200 troops to the border

From the Restore Fairness blog.

In the run-up to the November elections, the White House seems to be succumbing to political pressure to increase immigration enforcement, border security and deportations, rather than fix the broken immigration system.


Obama Administration's Detention reforms will impact immigrant communities positively