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Citizen Lal – From “Dreamer” to US Citizen
Despite the best efforts of many people, I will be sworn-in as a U.S. citizen in less than three weeks. The citizenship ceremony will be at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California at 10am on April 19, 2018. Everyone who has Read More …
Open Letter to the Immigrant Rights Movement: Our Families Can’t Wait
I am cross-posting this letter, which was initiated by DRM Action Coalition, and signed by over 80 immigrant youth leaders. You can probably still sign on here in solidarity. Buzzfeed has the story. I disagree with the false binary setup Read More …
Community Voices: “The Reality Is My Family Cannot Afford An All Or Nothing Hardline on Citizenship”
This week, Jose Patino of “The Dream is Now” fame wrote great article on “What the undocumented community needs out of immigration reform” which raised a lot of eyebrows. Friend of this blog, Cesar Vargas, Founder of DRM Action, reiterated Read More …
Warning: If You Were Born on a Military Base, You Might Be Deportable!
The US Constitution states that a US citizen can’t be deported unless he has committed treason or terrorism. Not one part of the US Government is looking into my case of a US citizen being deported. I was sent back Read More …
Speaking Out – Gay and Undocumented (Part 2)
My parents brought me here without a choice and basically rejected me for being gay… I didn’t know how I was going to survive. -Ben With the endless bickering and politics of organizing hanging like a sword over my head, Read More …