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This may be a DREAM come true
I am a bit ill this week and trying to relax before exams so this is a short note – The DREAM Act has taken off as the #1 idea on Change.org and the many students coming out with their Read More …
In These Waiting Rooms of History – The DREAM of U
i wait for you in this caged room we’ve never met and yet [you feel familiar i feel like i’ve known you before] shadows mill past me moving slowly, drudging and digging futures ploughed within these timeless walls you see Read More …
Undocumented Teen Commits Suicide in Jail — Cops must be held accountable
A 17-year-old migrant student of Clear Lake High School who was apprehended by cops after an illegal left turn, committed suicide in jail less than 48 hours later. Excerpts from the Chron.com article follows: Arturo Chavez’s back was flush against Read More …
Deport Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo – Son of Undocumented Immigrants!
“I’m here and this is my dream. So it’s cool.” Cejudo, crying the moment the match ended and wrapping himself in an American flag, defeated Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan 2-2 on tiebreaker and 3-0 in the best-of-three match. He is Read More …
L is for Liminal – DREAM poem
Today I am paperless, A refugee in my own land, homeless Freeze-framed and lifeless, In-limbo, my existence timeless But never fear, certainly not peerless In the waiting rooms of history, A growing community Sharing and caring, Joking, laughing, ribbing, riling. Read More …