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Status Pending

Status Pending

By: WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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There’s a line we hear when people talk about immigration. A phrase that’s repeated over and over: “Do it the right way.”

But what does that mean? And what’s the “right way” in a time like this, when the rules seem to always be changing?

On Status Pending, we break down the different ways people come to this country, the hurdles that have existed for years, and the new ones people are facing in real time.

WUWM Social Sciences
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