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SALINAS, Calif. - A dreamer, who goes to Hartnell College, is heading to Washington to see the State of the Union in person.

Adrianna Gonzalez said her boss told her about the opportunity to attend the event in Washington, D.C. Tuesday and decided to go for it. She met Congressman Jimmy Panetta in September and has been passionate about helping other DACA recipients like herself. She said she is both nervous and excited to be in the presence of the president.

On Jan. 19, on the eve of the recent federal government shutdown, federal employees were uncertain. A tweet from the Presidio of Monterey read, "Presidio of Monterey is currently in the planning and preparation stages for a potential furlough. We are focused on our civilian workforce family. More info to come as needed. ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.'"

Of the Presidio's 249 employees, 136 were furloughed on Monday, Jan. 22.

SALINAS, Calif. - La Costa Central se encuentra esperanzada al escuchar que continúan las negociaciones sobre DACA.

"Hoy aprendí que hay cosas que se están haciendo para que sean mejores que DACA," dijo Andrea Cervantes una beneficiaria de DACA quien asistió a la presentación del Congresista Jimmy Panetta en el Colegio Comunitario Hartnell en Salinas.

Allí, Panetta le aseguró a un grupo de estudiantes, líderes y soñadores que si legisladores no se ponen de acuerdo en una solución para DACA, antes del 8 de febrero, 2018, se realizara un debate en el pleno del senado.

SALINAS, Calif. - President Donald Trump said he's open to creating a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the country as children and are now here illegally. He told reporters, "we're going to morph into it" in 10 to 12 years.

This comes just before politicians head back to Washington for more immigration talks.

But before leaving the Central Coast, congressman Jimmy Panetta met with DACA students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) to give them an update.

Salinas >> As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wondered out loud recently what the urgency was on crafting and voting on legislation related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Congressman Jimmy Panetta had a few things on his mind.

"Well, I'll tell you what the rush is," Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, told a crowd at Hartnell College on Wednesday. "Every day before March 5, over 100 Dreamers are losing their status. Every day after March 5, 1,000 Dreamers will lose their status."