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SEATTLE — A first-generation American, state Sen. Nikki Torres was born in the United States but her family came from Mexico without documentation. The Pasco Republican is the first Latina senator elected to represent a Central Washington district, and with those constituents in mind, she is pushing an issue that many in the Republican Party have been skeptical of: help for so-called “Dreamers.” Senate Bill 5631, would require all state agencies to clearly identify on their websites which programs and services accept applicants with federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status. Across …

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