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greasytony
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And why do people try to hide the fact that immigration enforcement is going beyond just violating immigrant's rights?
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It's about a courageous young woman without a country -- and the tens of thousands like her -- who would be helped by a little piece of legislation called the DREAM Act.
Tam Tran is her name, and though she graduated from UCLA with honors, she is not allowed to do a day's work in this country -- or any other. See, Tam's parents fled the brutal communist regime in Vietnam. Like her brother, Tam was born in Germany and grew up in the United States, where her parents applied for asylum. When the US rejected the family's case, Germany wouldn't take them back, and Tam was trapped in limbo.
Tam is just one of the tens of thousands of "kids without a country," who live in constant fear of deportation to a nation they have never known. The DREAM Act would help change that.
The thing is, Tam's story doesn't end there. Despite the risks of speaking out about her situation, Tam couldn't remain silent. She organized on her campus, testified before Congress, and was interviewed for USAToday. Well, the Bush-era ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Agency didn't approve. Shortly after being quoted in USAToday, ICE agents busted into Tam's family's home. ICE shackled Tam's parents and threatened them with deportation -- even though they had applied for asylum!
Is it time for the Dream Act 2009?
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It's about a courageous young woman without a country -- and the tens of thousands like her -- who would be helped by a little piece of legislation called the DREAM Act.
Tam Tran is her name, and though she graduated from UCLA with honors, she is not allowed to do a day's work in this country -- or any other. See, Tam's parents fled the brutal communist regime in Vietnam. Like her brother, Tam was born in Germany and grew up in the United States, where her parents applied for asylum. When the US rejected the family's case, Germany wouldn't take them back, and Tam was trapped in limbo.
Tam is just one of the tens of thousands of "kids without a country," who live in constant fear of deportation to a nation they have never known. The DREAM Act would help change that.
The thing is, Tam's story doesn't end there. Despite the risks of speaking out about her situation, Tam couldn't remain silent. She organized on her campus, testified before Congress, and was interviewed for USAToday. Well, the Bush-era ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Agency didn't approve. Shortly after being quoted in USAToday, ICE agents busted into Tam's family's home. ICE shackled Tam's parents and threatened them with deportation -- even though they had applied for asylum!
Is it time for the Dream Act 2009?