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Students and community urge SFUSD to help eligible youth apply for deferred action
Summary
Students and community members testified about the June 15, 2012 deferred-action announcement, described eligibility criteria and costs, and asked the district to publicize information, translate materials and host community legal clinics to help eligible undocumented youth.
Multiple students and community advocates addressed the board during the public-comment period to describe how the Department of Homeland Securitys June 15, 2012 deferred-action announcement (DACA) could affect undocumented youth and to request district support.
Andrea Torres (introducing herself as a graduate of Mission High School) urged the district to support eligible students who could obtain work authorization and be protected from deportation for two years under DACA. Charles Sanchez, a member of ASPIRE (Asian Students Promoting Immigrant…
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