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Meet the Latino DACA Recipients Working Behind the Scenes In Hollywood

Latinos officially outnumber whites in California, but they have a very small representation in Hollywood. Among those who break their way into the industry…

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Latinos officially outnumber whites in California, but they have a very small representation in Hollywood. Among those who break their way into the industry are the DACA recipients, also called DREAMers.

California currently boasts the largest number of DACA recipients (216,060 since last September). These young immigrants play a key role in the state’s economy and a crucial role within the industry. But now, in light of the new administration, their fates are hanging precariously in the balance, as reported in Remezcla, one of the most influential media brand for Latino Millennials.

A recently published article on The Hollywood Reporter titled “Hollywood’s Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ Living in Fear of Trump’s Pledge to ‘Terminate’ DACA” gives us deeper insight into how the new administration is already changing the Hollywood landscape for these DREAMers and the alarming consequences the new policies might have on their lives. Here are some of their stories.

“I’m used to living in a situation where you don’t know what’s coming next — you make sacrifices but don’t know if they’re going to pay off,” said Chilean-born Daniela Pierre-Bravo, a DACA recipient that became a producer at MSNBC's Morning Joe.  

Read the full story in Remezcla.

 

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