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Video: 3 Facts About Immigration Reform

As Congress debates an overhaul of the country's immigration system and giving the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country a road map to legal status and eventual citizenship, there is a lot of confusion over the basic facts.

As Congress debates an overhaul of the country’s immigration system and giving the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country a road map to legal status and eventual citizenship, there is a lot of confusion over the basic facts. Angela Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress, explains the three most important facts you need to know about immigration reform.

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Angela Maria Kelley

Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund; Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress