For immigrant advocates, both thanks and disappointment flow

*Arguably, it was DREAMer activism and pressure that forced President Obama’s hand on immigration. So it’s not surprising that a prevalent sentiment among DREAMer ranks is that Mr. Obama took too long and didn’t go far enough. Still, a victory, bittersweet as it may feel, is a victory. VL

By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News

One after another, they stood up and thanked President Barack Obama.

One after another, they also said it wasn’t enough.

Representatives from immigrant advocacy groups spoke out Friday, saying Obama’s executive order to provide deportation relief to millions of undocumented immigrants was a good step forward.

But millions more still will not be able to come out of the shadows.

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