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May 20, 2010

Second-Grader Cites Mother’s Plight in Questioning First Lady on Deportation
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First Lady Michelle Obama, meanwhile, was drawn into the immigration
debate Wednesday by an unexpected source. On a visit to a Maryland
elementary school with Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala, a second
grade student told Michelle Obama she is concerned President Obama plans
to deport people like her mother, who doesn’t have immigration status.

Student: "My mom said that—I think that she says that Barack Obama
is taking everybody away that doesn’t have papers."

Michelle Obama: "Yeah, well, that’s something that we have to work on,
right? To make sure that people can be here with the right kind of
papers, right? That’s exactly right."

Student: "But my mom doesn’t have any."

Michelle Obama: "Yeah, well, we have to work on that. We have to fix
that. And everybody’s got to work together in Congress to make sure that
that happens."



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