It’s been more than a month since the government began accepting requests for its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Obama administration’s policy for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Hundreds of thousands of people are eligible for the program. So far, only 82,000 have applied.
Carlos Martinez is one of the 29 people who have actually gotten deferrals. It means that he won’t be deported, and that he can get a work permit. Martinez applied for the deferred action program the first day.
Sitting in his parents’ home in Tucson, Ariz., he’s especially excited about the two-year work permit.
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