· KXLH · By Sanjay Talwani · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
KXLH reports that Obama's executive actions could allow hundreds of undocumented Montana parents to seek work permits and temporary protection from deportation. Shahid Haque describes clients' relief but stresses that the program was a stopgap, not a green card or path to citizenship. Montana politicians from both parties criticized the president's unilateral approach.
The report captures both the personal relief inside Shahid's client community and the immediate partisan conflict surrounding the policy in Montana.