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A dying dream: How Trump targets immigrants who arrived as children

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By Lauren Villagran Verified
| People's World
People demonstrate in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, in Los Angeles, in 2019.| Ted Soqui/SIPA USA, via AP At 7 years old, JeanCarlos Fiallos Manzanares crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, hiding in the trunk of a taxi with his older sister. For more than a decade, he lived in the shadows in the United States. Salvation came, or appeared to, in his 20s, when President Barack Obama offered young immigrants like him protection from deportation.
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War redrew the US southern border. The culture never surrendered.

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By Lauren Villagran Verified
| El Paso Times Verified
The U.S.-Mexico border traversed the American continent like a stubborn pioneer. It reshaped Native, Spanish and Mexican communities—and tells a story of resilience and resistance July 9, 2026, 8:36 a.m. MT Nicholas Natividad's great-great-great grandfather Juan Velarde was born in a land that, in his lifetime, would be claimed by four different nations.
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War redrew the US southern border. The culture never surrendered.

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| Mason City Globe Gazette Verified
Nicholas Natividad's great-great-great grandfather Juan Velarde was born in a land that, in his lifetime, would be claimed by four different nations. kAmx? H92E :D ?@H E96 56D6CE $@FE9H6DE[ '6=2C56 H2D 3@C?
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