Posted on 03/06/2022 12:31:12 AM PST by Libloather
Katia Escobar was preparing to start college at the University of Houston last year, excited about the prospect that Congress might soon pass legislation that would wipe out the barriers she faced as an undocumented “Dreamer,” brought to the U.S. from Mexico illegally by her parents when she was a year old.
But today, the once bright hopes of Escobar - and millions of other Dreamers - have all but evaporated. Despite President Biden’s brief renewed pledge in his State of the Union address to push for a “pathway to citizenship” for Dreamers, farmworkers and essential workers, the prospect for immigration reform seems more remote than ever, and undocumented immigrants like Escobar are increasingly disillusioned.
“I’m fighting for my life, and many others are with me on that,” said Escobar, who has become an activist on the issue. “My life and the lives of millions of others who are like me should not be up for debate.”
As for Biden’s remarks during his address, Escobar added that she’s not sure she trusts the White House to be truly committed. “We have seen in the past him making empty promises,” she said.
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“The reality is that our community has been fooled by the Democratic Party in a lot of ways when it comes to this issue,” Julio Ricardo Varela, the founder of Latino Rebels, an activist news outlet that has been pushing for immigration reform, said.
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“There’s a lot of things they have promised us,” she said. “Right now, before we even give them the chance to start giving up on us, we just want to remind them that they have a moral obligation to pass citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants.”
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“But today, the once bright hopes of Escobar - and millions of other Dreamers - have all but evaporated.”
Hey, all they need to do is look around and find another country that will give them all the free stuff they want and sneak across their border.
Amnesty Senators Rubio and Hoeven are up this year.
Re-electing them is retarded.
I agree with you, do this legally and the problem is resolved.
Laws are for taxpayers and potential tax payers.
Try crossing into Mexico illegally and start shooting your mouth off , demanding stuff and making veiled threats about suing the Mexican government.
See how long you last.
I hate these people. Hate them. Their criminal deviousness in committing identity theft, drug dealing, human trafficking, causing fatal car crashes by driving drunk, , gang violence and the enormous costs borne by all of us to pay for their health care, welfare benefits , schooling, all of it. Human parasites with an attitude.
There is no such thing as a undocumented immigrant. You are an illegal alien.
If you wish to immigrate you have to be documented…
Period
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