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Leisy Abrego

Leisy Abrego is professor in Chicana/o and Central American studies at UCLA. An immigrant from El Salvador, she has been accompanying the immigrant-rights movement for over 20 years. She teaches and writes about Central American migration, undocumented youth, and the intimate ways that US immigration policies affect immigrants’ lives. icon

The DREAM Act Was Never Enough

By Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales & Leisy Abrego

In 20 years, Congress has never passed the DREAM Act. What has been lost in chasing this legislation’s narrow dreams?

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