Summit aims to answer DACA recipients’ questions as program nears its end

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Edilsa Lopez came to the United States when she was 13, fleeing a violent father in Guatemala. She settled in, got a work permit through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program — then she worked two jobs and became a student at UT Austin. Now, she faces the reality that she and thousands of other workers in Texas may have to leave.
“We are giving back, we’re working, we’re paying our taxes,” Lopez said.
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