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{ LINK: Black Fraternity Comes Out in Force for Their Undocumented Brother - COLORLINES }

Yesterday at the Center for American Progress, Sam Fulwood III introduced us to an young immigrant’s story that’s all too familiar, but with a ray of hope. Mario Perez is a 22-year-old college student in Nacogdoches, Texas, who came to the United States with his family as a five-year-old, and who didn’t find out about his own undocumented status until he was a high school senior. Engaged to his girlfriend and on his way to engineering grad school, Mario’s world came crashing down with a single routine police stop in December of last year. The difference between Mario and any other undocumented college kid? He turned to his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha — the nation’s oldest black Greek-letter fraternity.

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saw the link to this while reading the COLORLINES story that radicallyhottoff linked here (which is also great).

{ LINK: Donate to DREAM activists detained today }

little-mouth:

champagnecandy:

The DREAM activists are the most inspiring people I can think of. Support undocumented kids detained today for direct action if you can. 

#solidaritymotherfuckers - best tag ever? I think so. I spend a shit ton of money on coffee, and I know I can go without it for a week.

please, if you cannot donate please circulate this if you can.

and yeah that is a fucking awesome tag :D

{ LINK: How have you navigated the IL school system? [Survey] }

iyjl:

I was assigned 20 hours of community service as punishment for the Georgia action and I’m slowly serving my time at ICIRR. As part of it I’ve helped make this survey. Our answers will give us a better idea of the needs of undocumented youth, and how to help shape the resourceswe’ve won through the Illinois Dream Act. Please take 2 and half minutes to take this survey and tell us how you’ve navigated the IL school system.

Only two requirements:

1. You are or were undocumented during high school,
2. You are currently or have been a student at a high school in Illinois.

Editor’s Note: This survey was put together by David Ramirez, IYJL organizer. Your answers will go to him, and will only be used to inform the work we are doing on IL dream act. If you find that you would like to share tips or advice with other undocumented youth, send us your thoughts, and we will consider them for publication on this blog. E-mail us!

(via dreamactnow)

{ LINK: 7 undocumented students arrested at immigration rally in San Bernardino }

beautyinthebr0ken:

Political science student Ju Hong, 21, a graduate of Alameda High School, had traveled to San Bernardino Valley College for a “coming out” rally for undocumented students from across the state to share their stories.

Friends say Hong intended to make a statement, but they are worried that the arrest could trigger his deportation. Through the federal Secure Communities program, which has been implemented in all of California’s counties, anyone arrested and booked in a county jail gets fingerprints sent to a federal database monitored by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(via dreamactnow)

{ LINK: Raising Hell }

queerdesi:

kemee:

Why the anger? Because the sanctity a human life was violated today. Because Hope did not get to hug Andy, to squeeze his hand and feel his heart beat before he was deported. Because she last saw her son 85 days ago when dropping him off for work. Because we are being openly lied to by this administration, DHS, ICE, and Democratic leaders and are expected to just take it lying down. “Oh, don’t you remember? You’re undocumented. Powerless. Worthless. So I can treat you however I want to, and come out looking like your savior.” When the DREAM Act finally does pass, look to see who takes credit the most vocally.

At least uber-conservative Republicans and Tea Party members have the guts to look in our eyes and tell us how much they despise us and will actively pursue policies to ‘deport them all.’ At least they’re honest. The true danger lies in entrusting the lives and future of the undocumented community in the hands of those who do not deserve our trust.

For to deserve our trust you must support us, and to support us, you must acknowledge, accept and equally fight for all undocumented youth and the larger community – from the high school dropout to the valedictorian, the janitor and construction worker to the graduate student, the palest to the darkest, the cisgendered to the queer and/or transgendered, the English-only to the multilingual, the single parents to the caretakers. We are all worthy of having our humanity and our life experiences respected.

So yes, we will raise hell until we are all deemed worthy, and I am tired of apologizing if the hell we raise inconveniences you.

We will raise hell to eradicate the notion that DREAM-Act eligible youth are the only undocumented youth worth fighting for.

We will raise hell to expose the lies and hypocrisy of anyone who claims to support undocumented youth whilst consciously committing to their further oppression, regardless of whether the wear the label of ally or nativist, Republican or Democrat, lead organizer or executive director.

We will raise hell to highlight and to hold the administration, DHS, and ICE accountable for their targeted and intentional hunt of undocumented youth and the undocumented community that they claim to be “low-priority.”

We will raise hell to make our voices heard, to where they rumble as they enter your ears and travel down and shake you at your very core.

We will raise hell against the injustice of silence.

We will raise hell to restore the dignity and honor of our families, to refuse to ever repent for the imaginary ‘sins of our parents.’

We will raise hell to break free of these chains that this society has convinced us to place on ourselves.

We will raise hell to nurture the fire of hope, of community, of identity and of home.

We will raise hell even if our voices crack, our throats burn, our ears sting, our feet ache, and our hearts grow weary because we are fighting for our lives.

We will raise hell for Andy, for his survival.

We will raise hell for Hope, for as she said yesterday,

“I ache for my son.”

I am down to raise hell. I raise a lot of hell in a practical and solution-oriented way.

(via dreamactnow)