Paola Mendoza and Angie Kim talk about misconceptions Americans have about the immigration system
President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth position on the DACA program has been confusing and irresponsible. But for the roughly 800,000 Dreamers, their status and livelihood remains in question. Paola Mendoza, artistic director of the Women’s March, and Angie Kim, community organizing fellow at the MinKwon Center for Community Action and a DACA recipient, joined Salon’s Amanda Marcotte on Salon Talks to discuss the consequences of repealing DACA for immigrant families. Both Mendoza and Kim were arrested Tuesday in New York for protesting. Here are some highlights from the conversation. Watch the video above for more on their experiences and tune into for their thoughts on Congress and the future of dreamers.
