{"id":18191,"date":"2020-10-02T10:41:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18191"},"modified":"2020-10-08T08:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:52:46","slug":"daca-and-the-dream-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/daca-and-the-dream-act\/","title":{"rendered":"DACA and the DREAM Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DACA and the DREAM Act | In Touch\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52vE2KV0WWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 2<\/strong><strong>, 2020 \u2013<\/strong> New Mexico native and current University of Houston law professor Michael A. 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