Searching For Love And Legal Status
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Searching For Love And Legal Status

50:20 Sep 18, 2025
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When María Lopez was 6 years old, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was undocumented, and throughout her teens and 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both love and a path to permanent legal status in the United States. María, now in her early 30s, tells Anita about this journey and the community of “undocu-cuties” she made along the way via her Instagram page, @ytienepapeles. Meet the guest:- María Lopez, former Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and creator of the page @ytienepapeles Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on Instagram Leave a message for Embodied
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