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What happens to US immigration policy under President Trump?
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Nov 9, 2016
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What happens to US immigration policy under President Trump?
During his presidential bid, Donald Trump spoke of plans to cut immigration to the U.S. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas shares how Southern California's immigrant and refugee communities are reacting to the election result.
Students wearing t-shirts during a demonstration by immigrant student for an end to deportations and urge relief by governmental agencies for those in deportation proceedings on June 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. In a policy change, the Obama administration said it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children if they meet certain requirements.
Students wearing t-shirts during a demonstration by immigrant student for an end to deportations and urge relief by governmental agencies for those in deportation proceedings.
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During his presidential bid, Donald Trump spoke of plans to cut immigration to the U.S. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas shares how Southern California's immigrant and refugee communities are reacting to the election result.

President-elect Donald Trump's often harsh rhetoric on immigrants and refugees while on the campaign trail has advocates concerned about the days ahead.

During his race for the White House, the billionaire businessman talked about deporting unauthorized immigrants, building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, refusing refugees from certain countries and banning Muslims from coming into the U.S. 

For more on what Donald Trump presidency could mean for U.S. immigration policy, KPCC's immigration reporter  Leslie Berestein Rojas spoke with Take Two's A Martinez. 

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