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When the President made his State of the Nation address earlier this week, there was something a number of observers noted that was pretty much glossed over in his speech: immigration.
Although immigration reform has been a priority for the Obama administration, on Tuesday night, the President made only passing references to those who have come to the U.S. from other countries.
Luis Serrano is a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant who came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was eight years old, He also works with the advocacy group California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance.
Luis joins us on the program to discuss President Obama's State of the Union address, specifically on immigration.
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Yesterday, federal authorities said they're going to expand a program that allows Central Americans to apply for refugee status without leaving their home countries.
It's an effort to address a surge of people fleeing Central America. Since October, more than 16,000 children traveling alone and over 20,000 people travelling as families have been caught by U.S. authorities.
The U.S. hopes this expanded program will stop people from making the dangerous journey north, to seek asylum in the US.
But so far, it's has fallen far short of its past goals.
For more, Kevin Johnson professor of public interest law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law, joins us.
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