Harvard Case Spotlights Deportation Debate : NPR: Immigrant advocates are hoping the high-profile case of undocumented Harvard student Eric Balderas will help boost the cause of other illegal immigrants like him.Balderas, 19, is an academic superstar at Harvard, studying molecular biology and hoping one day to help cure cancer. He was brought to the U.S. by his mother when he was four and went on to become his high school valedictorian and to win a full scholarship to Harvard. He was trying to fly back to school after a visit with his mom in Texas when he was stopped by immigration authorities and led away in handcuffs.
His story immediately made headlines. Advocates rallied for his release and within days authorities agreed to give Balderas a break.
