The would-be law student, brought to the United States as an infant, said the announcement meant that all members of her mixed-status immediate family in Nevada would finally be able to remain in the United States without fear of deportation.
"My face can pretty much tell it all," she told Reuters at a Las Vegas party where she watched the announcement.
"It is going to completely change our lives."
Obama's immigration reform, which sets up a clash with Republicans, will ease the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants, mostly the parents of U . . .
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