For more on this, read our previous blog post . The morning after the election, I reached out to a number of people I’ve interviewed in the past who are immigrants, or who work with immigrants. It’s fair to say there was shock, some in mourning. Some worried for the future. One mother wanted to know how she can set up guardianship for her kids in case she’s deported. She’s been in the U.S. since she was a child. She now has legal status through the Obama administration’s deferred action program.