Is "home" still home after 30 years away?

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4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Brian de los Santos always thought of Mexico as his "home" — despite not having been able to return to his country of birth for three decades. But when he finally got a chance to visit, his conception of what home was and where he belonged totally shifted.

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0:00.0	So you know, this episode has language that's PG-13.
0:02.9	So if you're playing this on your speakers in the office,
0:05.6	maybe save it for later.
0:13.5	All right, it looks official.
0:15.0	It looks official, what is this?
0:17.6	That's Brian the Los Santos.
0:20.9	He's a journalist and the host of the new podcast
0:23.4	from LA Studios called How to LA.
0:26.9	Authorization for parole of an alien into the United States Department of Homeland.
0:33.0	I was approved for something called Advanced Parole.
0:36.1	He's also a recipient of DACA, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program,
0:41.4	which makes Brian one of an estimated 800,000 immigrants in the US
0:45.8	who are brought here as children and granted permission to stay under DACA at one point or another.
0:51.7	For all purposes, DACA authorization is valid for one entry.
0:56.0	DACA has been life-changing for hundreds of thousands of young people.
1:01.0	Deportation relief access to driver's license, work authorization.
1:06.1	A social security number, DACA is a permit that allows Brian to work,
1:11.6	to pay taxes, and to stay in the US.
1:15.2	What it doesn't allow is for Brian to leave, at least not if he wants to come back.
1:22.7	DACA doesn't provide a pathway to legalization, beneficiaries can still be deported,
1:28.1	removed from this country.
1:30.1	That means for hundreds of thousands of people like me, even the country is not simple.
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