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Government Shutdown: To-Do List and Capitol hillu.s

government shutdown: Despite having only once visited her native Venezuela since she was brought to the U.S. 15 years ago by her mother, Madi is among the 800,000 people now facing the prospect of being sent back forever, according to Toronto Star. Read more U.S. Congress avoids government shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill Article Continued Below High school and college DACA recipients march on Capitol HillU.S. Congress has lengthy to-do list before Christmas deadlines with Trump an ever-present wild card They are perhaps those most affected by the election of Donald Trump Madi recalls the feeling of dread when she realized on Nov. 8. 2016, that he was going to win. It could be decided by Christmas. Later, she saw him announce the cancellation of her status. The date she's watching is Dec. 22. Now, she's pinning her hopes on a bipartisan deal. react-empty 159 There's a lot of fear and anxiety about what's going to happen, said Madi, now a college graduate, writer, actress and activist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.