your guide for u3
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Presentation made for MKC's Dreamer groupTRANSCRIPT
your guide to being undocumented, unafraid, unapologetic
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours. Cesar Chavez
#undocumented
There are 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
*2 million of them are estimated to be of ages 15-30
So what can be done about this?
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Lucky for you, there is the DREAM Act.
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Not this kind of “DREAM”!
DREAM is… Development,
Relief, and Education of
Alien Minors
Not this kind of alien minors!
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The Federal DREAM Act would provide an earned way for
undocumented youth to adjust their statuses.
The state DREAM Acts would provide assistance for
education of undocumented youth.
#unafraid
How did we get to this point?
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2001
The DREAM Act began its legislative life as Student Adjustment Act
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Its original hearing date was set for…
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September 12
2003
DREAM makes it out of Senate Judiciary Committee
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2005
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DREAM Act is reintroduced in Congress
2007
DREAM Act is attached to Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007 but fails.
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DREAM Act is attached to the Defense Authorization Bill and fails again
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DREAM Act goes as a stand-alone bill
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2010
DREAM Act came up for a vote in the Lame Duck Session and passed the House…
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But failed in the Senate by five votes.
For: 55 Against: 41 Abstain: 4
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2012
On June 15, President Obama made an announcement…
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Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA)
Happening NOW!
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In the meanwhile, states have passed their own DREAM Acts, while some have banned undocumented students from attending completely.
#unapologetic
This is how we accomplished change.
This is how we accomplished change.
We started off as a small group of individuals online…
but we demanded our right to be educated.
United We Dream National Congress: Memphis, TN // Spring ‘11
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Sometimes we risked it all…
Civil Disobedience Against SComm: San Bernardino, CA // Summer ‘11
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But we empowered ourselves. East Coast DREAM Act Graduation ’12: Washington, D.C. // Summer‘12
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We shared our stories with politicians...
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...the media…
TIME magazine // June ‘12
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…and our communities!
NYSYLC Coming Out of the Shadows Rally: New York, NY // Spring ‘11
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We’re marching to victory.
Is the future yours yet?
Presentation by Tony Choi M.K.,
Made for MinKwon Center for Community Action
Feel free to distribute, give credit to where it’s due. No copyright infringement intended.
For educational purposes only.
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