Feb 13 2013

ThinkProgress: Watch Jose Antonio Vargas’ Emotional Call For Immigration Reform

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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas delivered powerful testimony at a hearing about immigration reform on Wednesday afternoon, reviewing his personal history as an undocumented immigrant who came to America as a child and did not become aware of his illegal status until he applied for a driver’s permit at age 16.

Eliciting applause from the audience, Vargas demanded to know what Congress plans to do with the undocumented population.

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