Campaign for an American DREAM

So, what has happened since the DREAM Act failed to pass last year in the nation's Senate? Well, we have not retreated back to the shadows, that is for sure. The national immigrant youth community encountered a major blow with the federal DREAM Act's failure last December, but we bounced back into the limelight with revitalized strength. Being that we could not pass our DREAM Act at the national level, we took the fight back to the state level and we have had surprising results. There have been as many as ten states which have introduced and passed there own versions of the DREAM Act, which basically enables undocumented students living in those respective states a chance at going to a university or college and paying in-state tuition fees instead of out-of-state tuition fees.
Furthermore, since the Obama administration's record-setting deportation numbers seem to increase everyday, the national immigrant youth movement has not remained quiet about this statistic. There have been several civil disobedience acts strategically done by courageous DREAMers across the nation to show the American people the power and visibility that the undocumented youth movement really has and that we are not afraid anymore.
So, beginning in early 2012, five brave DREAM Act eligible students will embark on a walk across the nation. It is known as a Campaign for an American DREAM or (CAD), as these five valiant souls begin their walk to Washington, D.C. starting their journey in San Francisco, California! It will take them approximately eight months to complete this unimaginable feat, but along the way they will invoke the communities they travel through on new conversations about the broken immigration system the U.S. currently has and promote the passage of the federal DREAM Act so as to make it a reality in the nearest future!
I made a support video for this amazing initiative and here it is:

I hope you all enjoyed my video podcast and contribution! 

Thanksgiving!

Hey guys! I'll keep this one short since its Thanksgiving Day and I am so anxious to have dinner with my family that my empty stomach will not let me write my regular lengthy paragraphs of information. It's already been a busy day for me since I woke up at 6 AM. Yes, I know what you're thinking, "Why would you wake up so early on Thanksgiving?!" Well, I ran a 5k race with my cousin's husband and my best friend! It was the third 5k race that I participate in and I placed 4th in my age division and around 12th in the overall. Afterwards, I had an hour and a half lesson that I had to teach from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. Yes, I know. A lot of activity for a supposed "relaxing" day. But, that's how my day has been.
I am pretty exhausted right now waiting for my dad to get back home from work so we can eat this delicious turkey that's cooking in the oven! So on that note, I will take off. I hope everyone enjoys this day and embraces the true meaning of it. The togetherness and love of family and friends should be celebrated on a daily basis, but it is a nice feeling to have an entire day dedicated to promotion of those essential intangible feelings that all human beings share. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and don't eat TOO much!