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Immigration crackdown worries immigrant students

Texas teachers report that some parents are too afraid to drop off and pick up their children for fear of immigration officials and deportation.

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Protestors gather at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, February 25, 2017 to protest against the expansion of the proposed U.S./Mexico border wall.
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Teachers in Texas report that some parents are too afraid to go to the grocery store, or drop off and pick up their children, for fear of immigration officials and deportation. According to the Center for Migration Studies in New York, an estimated 5.7 million U.S. citizen children live in homes with at least one undocumented parent or family member. (Huffington Post)

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