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Video: LGBT and Undocumented

There are more than a quarter million immigrants in the United States today that are both LGBT and undocumented. These are some of their stories.

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Andrew Satter

Senior Director, Video

Lauren Santa Cruz

Vice President, Digital Creative

Ann Garcia

Policy Analyst

Crosby Burns

Policy Analyst

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A woman, originally from Bangladesh, holds her 7-month-old daughter as she recites the Pledge of Allegiance.

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