Rally for DREAMers

Created this arbitrary timeline and they decided somehow, they concocted this idea that they were gonna put in place. These deadlines and so on September fifth, they said by October fifth a hundred and 60 doctor recipients will have to pull together in 30 days documents. Don't have to figure out how to collect almost 500 dollars to be able to be eligible to renew their status if their status would have expired before March. I have ask these folks These Committee hearings, if they think this is fair if they think this is right, um I've asked them how it is that they could put in place this requirement without even directly notifying the intended recipients of this information. Could get guess what guys so you know when I ask them will how did you inform the doctor recipients how did you inform them that you're putting in place this deadline that is only gonna give them 30 days to renew their status. They have to admit they've not notified these young people directly. You know how they notify them In press conferences in press releases and this is supposed to be a fair system. Their justify it by suggesting that they're standing on the side of right, I say it's wrong when I asked the acting Secretary of the Department of homeland security. What's going on with this. This can't seem right that you also are unwilling to keep the commitment that American made to these young people, which is that if they give us the information about the circumstances of their arrival, if they give us information about their parents, if they give us information about where they are working in their background and they clear the vet, we told them we would not share that information with ice and every see Single time I have ask these folks and Committee hearings in the United States Congress in the hello chambers of the United States Senate are you willing to keep america's promise to these young people, not one of them was willing to keep that promise. Not one of them was willing to say we will stand by the word that we made when we said we will not share that information with ice, not one of them is willing to stand by what is right when it comes to who these young people are and let's be clear Inspite of what they're trying to do in vilifying this population, this is a group of young people who are in our colleges. They are our graduate schools, they're in medical schools and law schools. They're serving in our military they're working and fortune. 100 companies and we are unwilling to keep the promise and the word of the United States government. We stand here at this very moment where they only now have until the end of today really those that need to renew their status on Till the end of today to get theirs renewal papers in the mail that they have to be in Department of homeland security offices by Thursday October fifth so part of what we're doing say hey. Everybody get your stuff in the mail by the end of today because we have vast are they gonna give any extension in particular when we know that of the number of young people that we're talking about 100 and 60000 doctor recipients live in Florida and Texas. those States which just experience some of the greatest devastation that nature can bring are you willing to give an extension to them and they said no. So we're looking at a point in time right now, which, by the end of today, we need to have these young people who wanna renew and need to renew their doctor says to get that stuff in the mail but you know the thing that I find most troubling is when I asked the acting Secretary of the Department of homeland security, whether or not this was fair, whether or not this is right. You know what she said this is compassionate She said that what they're doing is compassionate well, let me tell you what's compassionate was compassion. It is keeping your word. What's compassionate is sticking by a promise. You made and following through and leading by example, what's compassionate is informing the dreamers directly the doctor sippy recipients directly of the changing rules that you just created that's compassionate instead of expecting that in the midst of them being in school and serving in our military and working everyday that they're gonna be sitting at home watching a television and figuring out that on some Um some press release you change the rules on them inform them directly. That's compassionate it's compassionate to say they will extend the deadline for the hundred and 60000 doctor recipients who are in Florida and Texas. That's compassionate it's compassionate to pass a clean Dream at that's compassion yeah and it is compassionate to say that ultimately we will pass comprehensive immigration reform and allow the 11 Plus people that are living in our country, allow them a path toward citizenship, because right now, they are in a state of limbo and the. This administration is creating policy that gives them no options. This is a policy and a perspective that is forcing people to live in the shadows that is, American so, let's be compassionate. Thank you so much better harris, where your leadership again, I welcome everybody that just got here My name is cristina human is and I'm the executive director of United. We Dream the largest immigrant youth led Organization and I'm thankful today and honor