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As DACA Debate Drags On, Some DREAMers Are Moving Back To Mexico Voluntarily

By Emily Green
Published April 17, 2018 at 4:47 PM EDT

For some DACA recipients, the dream became too hard to hold onto. Noe Martinez came to the U.S. when he was 15. By 29, he had a college degree and a thriving business in Oklahoma. But he missed his parents in Mexico. Now he's back there and wondering what lies in store for him.

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