D.C. elected these noncitizens to office. Congress could oust them.
One arrived in the United States as a middle-schooler, his family granted asylum from Ethiopia. Another arrived in her 20s from Mexico for a job at an embassy and quickly fell in love with D.C.'s vibrant history. A third arrived as a college freshman from China with dreams of working in economic development.
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