'OITNB' actress speaks out about family's deportation

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'Orange is the New Black' actress pushes Obama for immigration overhaul
By Eric Bradner, CNN
updated 5:27 PM EST, Wed November 19, 2014

Washington (CNN) -- An actress on the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" says her parents and older brother were deported while she was a teenager -- and now she's backing President Barack Obama's plans to overhaul the immigration system through an executive order.

Diane Guerrero, who plays Maritza Ramos, a character she described as "a tough Latina from the 'hood," on the show, discussed her ordeal in an interview Monday on CNN's "New Day"

"It is so difficult for some people to get documented and to get their papers and become legal, and my parents tried forever. And this system didn't offer relief for them," she told CNN. "What I'm asking for is to create or find a solution for families."

Story @ http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/17/politics/oitnb-actress-on-immigration/