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Today marks two years since our last California-Mexico Study Abroad program Dreamers returned to the U.S.
August 21, 2017
Exactly two years ago the California Mexico Studies Center traveled back into the U.S. with a group of 35 Dreamers who were part of our 5th Dreamers Study Abroad program. This would be the last group to be able to travel with DACA’s Advance Parole. Two weeks after this photo was taken, DACA was canceled and the government has refused to approve Advance Parole until now.
Today we are raising funds to allow Dreamers to apply for Advance Parole, although the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is currently denying this benefit, to pressure them and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to follow the court orders that reinstated DACA and to increase the awareness of Congress about the humanitarian cases and real-life stories behind Dreamer’s need for Advance Parole.
Given the large amount of applications for our Advance Parole Assistance Program, the CMSC direly needs your support! Please donate to our Advance Parole Application Fund Drive for us to continue our advocacy efforts to restore DACA’s Advance Parole and to help as many Dreamers apply for an Advance Parole permit.
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To help us continue to expand the Campaign to Restore DACA’s Advance Parole, and continue to bring more Dreamers to advocate in Washington, D.C. Learn more about our campaign here.
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OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO OUR SPONSORS
Dr. Alan Lowenthal
C. Fay Graef
Daniel Dunbar
Dr. Bruce R. Marquez
Dave Tourje
David Sandoval
Dr. Robert Nelson
Dr. Sy Abrego
Jose Angel Gutierrez, Esq.
Juan Ovalle
Sandra & Richard Brandt
Yanet Limon-Amado
Maria Gomez
David Salazar
Sean Kendall, Esq.
Brenda Martell
Jose Perez
Rhonda Rios Kravitz
Mary Dolores Ramos
Maydelli Mendoza
Alfredo Ovalle
Adhsael Sosa
Carmen O. Perez
Maria Eggli
Nestor M. Ruiz
Russell Marco Jauregui
Sandra Hernandez
Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez
Denise Woods
Elizabeth Rosas
Eugene Fisher
Liz Flores
Marlene Morris
Nayeli Hernandez
Ronald Arias
Oscar Hernandez Ortiz
Erica Prindale
Lidieth Arevalo
Maria Sosa
Mayra Garibo
Yadira De Leon
Yesenia Gomez
Freddy Casas
Felipe Portnoy
Fredi A. Morales
Maria Orejuela
No Need to Deport Me. This Dreamer’s Dream is Dead.
By: Tawheeda Wahabzada ~ The NY Times ~ August 13, 2019
I love the United States. But I will leave my country with no hope of returning.
I am a Dreamer. I have lived in the United States since 1995. I plan to self-deport in early 2020.
I grew up in Carson City, Nev., from kindergarten until I left for college in Reno. I’ve celebrated Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember. I participated in local soccer leagues as a kid. I pledged allegiance to the American flag. This is the country I call home.
Because of circumstances beyond my control, I am undocumented. I was born in Toronto and was brought to the United States at age 5 by my parents, who were refugees from Afghanistan. I am one of the approximately 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in America today. As a result, I have lived my life in perpetual limbo — and in the shadows.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Click on the image above to see the program for the conference.
The conference will be webcast live for those who cannot attend. But if you plan to participate please contact Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos at armando.vazquez-ramos@csulb.edu and provide your information in order to be sent an invitation and information on hotel and meals.
Participants in attendance will not be required to pay any registration fees.
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