Undocumented Students Struggle To Gain Citizenship

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June 22, 2010

Undocumented Harvard Student Eric Balderas, shown here in Harvard Square, is no longer facing deportation to Mexico after being detained nearly two weeks ago by immigration authorities. (Josh Reynolds/AP)

In the wake of a high-profile case of the threatened deportation of a Harvard University student, we take a look at efforts to provide a path to citizenship for kids who, while in the United States illegally, were brought here by their parents when very young.
Guests:

Westy Egmont, co-chair of the governor's advisory council for refugees and immigrants
Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies
Bianca Vázquez Toness, WBUR reporter

This program aired on June 22, 2010.