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SP Investigates: A look into the life of DACA student Oscar Hernandez

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SP Investigates: A look into the life of DACA student Oscar Hernandez from The State Press on Vimeo. Video by Andrea Neff.

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DACA Misconceptions

"It's not easy to become an American citizen." Illustration published Monday, April 3, 2017

ASU alum and DACA recipient Reyna Montoya poses for a photo on ASU's Tempe campus on Wednesday Feb. 22nd, 2017. Montoya is the founder of Aliento, a group that mixes arts with organizing. 

ASU DACA member Korina Iribe poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 on ASU Tempe Campus.

Edder Martinez, a journalism junior and DACA recipient, poses for a portrait on ASU's Tempe campus on February 14, 2017. "It allows me to go to school," Martinez said about DACA. "It allows me to work, it's my livelihood." 

ASU junior public policy student and DACA recipient Oscar Hernandez poses for a portrait in downtown Phoenix on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.

Belen Sisa, 23, sits outside of the Memorial Union on ASU Tempe’s campus. Sisa is a junior ASU DACA student majoring in political science.

DACA recipient's post about paying her taxes goes viral

Belen Sisa, a political science junior and undocumented immigrant protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, took to Facebook Sunday morning to tell her followers she pays her taxes.

New sheriff in town: immigrant community leaders voice concerns over Penzone

After being elected Maricopa County Sheriff, Paul Penzone faces an arduous road of perception in uniting the Valley community. 

Students sit with ASU President Michael Crow in open forum luncheon

ASU President Michael Crow reinforced his support for students protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) at Tempe's Undergraduate Student Government open forum. 

Trump's border wall would be devastating for Arizona

Since Trump announced his candidacy in 2015, he has thrived off the promise to “Make America Great Again,” and one of his favorite solutions to doing that was proposing a border wall. However, building a wall may have more consequences than Americans think, especially for Arizona.

Undocumented students fight for future in Trump’s America

ASU student Oscar Hernandez said he felt he didn't do enough to prevent the election of President Donald Trump, a president that could potentially change his life.

Trump's wall draws criticism and support from students

President Donald Trump has been moving quickly since his inauguration to deliver a promise that was expressed throughout his entire campaign: the wall.

Undocumented business owners look back on success and forward to the uncertain future

Proposed in 2001, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act was a piece of bipartisan legislation that did not pass, though it would have granted undocumented immigrants temporary residency and later, permanent residency. College students that would have benefited from this are referred to as DREAMers.

ASU Young Democrats to select new executive board members

Coming off of a turbulent election season, the Young Democrats at ASU will be seeing new faces on their executive board for the upcoming spring semester.

Potential troubles for Dreamers and their pursuit of legal status

In June of 2012, the Obama administration passed an executive order that granted temporary status to young immigrants that are without legal status in the U.S. 

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USGD resolves to protect its DACA students on campus

Although many believe the U.S. will change under a Trump administration, members of Undergraduate Student Government Downtown believe students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive order will continue to belong at ASU.