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Future Uncertain For Dreamers As Congress Votes On A Budget Deal

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. stands with other Democratic lawmakers at a Capitol Hill press conference calling for Congressional Republicans to stand up to President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. stands with other Democratic lawmakers at a Capitol Hill press conference calling for Congressional Republicans to stand up to President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The House and Senate will vote on Thursday on a bipartisan budget deal that would keep the government funded for another six weeks, but does not include protection for young undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers.

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Eva Millona, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. She is also the co-chair of the Governor's Advisory Council for Refugees and Immigrants. She tweets @evamillona.

This segment aired on February 8, 2018.

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