'This Works': San Diegans Gather to Speak on Impact of Decision to End DACA

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San Diegans from across the County came out to Downtown San Diego to speak out against the Trump administration's decision to end a 2012 executive order that granted deportation protections to young immigrants.

"This works. DACA works. And the fact that the Trump administration decided to end that, even with all of the proof of the benefits of the program - it’s just shameful," said Itzelguillen, an immigrant integration manager at Alliance San Diego and DACA recipient.

She was one of dozens from the San Diego Immigrants Rights Consortium who gathered at the County Administration Center on Pacific Highway to speak about ways the program's end would impact their lives. 

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