Over 700,000 young immigrants are looking to Congress for answers as the March 5 deadline for the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) looms. Although multiple bills have been introduced and both parties have expressed interest in finding a solution for Dreamers – undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children – no clear action has materialized. Cesar Vargas, the first openly undocumented attorney in New York, says if an answer is not found, both parties will face political consequences. He sits down with Soledad O’Brien to discuss opportunities he sees for a bipartisan solution, and what he says would be viable compromises on border security.
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