With or Without DACA You Are Still American DREAMers
I’d like to make a few comments. They may be helpful
Since the election, many people are making scary comments and predictions about immigration in the new Donald Trump world. I don’t believe that these nightmare predictions trouble the undocumented community too much – you are a tough bunch. People who have fled the gangs in Central America or other terrible experiences, and have risked their lives crossing desert and the Rio Grande are survivors. People who have lived here for years, honestly and bravely raising their families for a better life despite all the roadblocks that face them are determined in the face of adversity. But your children, raised here – even if not born here – are American kids (as President Obama calls them). And for them, the country they love is changing in inexplicable ways. And their social media is full of very dire and terrifying opinion. This post is for these children and young adults. I have learned a huge amount from you all, and some I count as precious friends. more…