Anonymous DREAMer

Wow! I haven’t written on here in a while, sorry about that. But I have some updates haha I...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:07:17 -0400

Wow! I haven’t written on here in a while, sorry about that. But I have some updates haha I finished my first year of college last week with all As and Bs except two Cs :/ which I guess isn’t too bad considering it was all on me except english cus my teacher was just really bad, oh well! I also went to get my permit a couple days ago and failed because of one stupid sign lol it’s ok tho cus I plan on studying a bit more and then going back of course. I’m still working at the restaurant and I’m working about 20 hours a week which is pretty good in my opinion because I’im only part time and I get paid pretty good for the amount of work I do. Well yea I think those are the only major updates I have I hope that I will be able to write I bit more now that I am on summer vacation :)

After literally a year I finally got my Colombian cedula. I could have probably gotten it a couple...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:02:27 -0400

After literally a year I finally got my Colombian cedula. I could have probably gotten it a couple months ago but we were just to lazy to get it, plus it’s not like I can do anything with it here so I wasn’t in much of a rush to get it. Only reason i wanted it was because I wanted to see how it would look haha but I’m pretty glad I was finally able to get it even thought I look super serious in the picture. Now the last type of paperwork that I have to get since turning 18 and getting DACA is my permit/license. I plan on going on friday the 29th, the day after my 19th birthday so that I would only have to hold my permit for about 2 month and then test out to get my license. I’m pretty excited about that , and now that i got my job back at the restaurant I was working at a while back I’m going to be using my paychecks to save for a car. Even though i’m not working as much as I would like to right now because of school I know that once summer starts most of the time I plan to work and definitely save!

theangy: A short clip about my every day life living in new...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:57:01 -0400

theangy:

A short clip about my every day life living in new york and being undocumented.
how is your life?
www.nysylc.org Angy@nysylc.org

wejrah: Mario Chavez shares a moment with his wife, Lizeth...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:54:45 -0400

wejrah:

Mario Chavez shares a moment with his wife, Lizeth Chavez, through the border fence at Playas de Tijuana during a weekend family visit. Mario, a US citizen, cannot not leave the US because of parole restrictions, and Lizeth, a Mexican citizen, does not have a visa to go to the United States.

2008 David Maung

White coworker: You're really good at this job but I gotta admit it still bothers me when people like you come to this country & take jobs from real Americans.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:43:00 -0500

White coworker: You're really good at this job but I gotta admit it still bothers me when people like you come to this country & take jobs from real Americans.
Me: Where do you think I'm from?
Coworker: I don't know what you are, but I know you're something. What are you?
Me: Native American.
Coworker: Oh... then I guess you didn't come here, huh?

noface-nameless: sarabriseno: Inocente, is the story of a...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:11:53 -0500

noface-nameless:

sarabriseno:

Inocente, is the story of a talented 15-year-old Latina who, as an undocumented homeless immigrant, fiercely pursues her dream of becoming an artist. Inocente survived life’s greatest challenges, punctuated by a father deported for domestic abuse and an endless shuffle, year after year, through the city’s overcrowded homeless shelters and the constant threat of deportation. By chronicling the journey of this immensely talented young woman, the documentary sheds light on the current lightning rod issues of immigration and homelessness in America in a strikingly personal way.

I don’t care about anything else going on at the Oscars because Inocente won.

she is such a beautiful human being

OMG you guys are not going to believe what happened to me today. OK so I have a...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:00:34 -0500

OMG you guys are not going to believe what happened to me today. OK so I have a little Vera Bradley id wallet thingy and in it i had my bus fare card, my college id, my WORK PERMIT CARD, and a couple dollars and today without noticing I accidentally left it on the bus as I got off. I went most of the day without noticing until I went to put my phone in the pocket that I normally but the wallet in and I saw that it wasn’t there so I panicked a little since I was in class. So I texted my dad who was busy and couldn’t pick me up so my aunt ended picking me up. I came home and called the bus lost and found number and the first two times that I called it didn’t work so I called again and had to click a different number and was transferred to the right place. A lady answered and asked me what bus I had lost it on and my name and right when I told her my name she was like “yea we have it” which at that point I almost cried from relief and excitement. She told me where to go pick it up so my aunt took me and I was able to pick it up and everything was in there, even the couple quarters I had in there. That was literally the scariest moment of my life but I’m so glad some one turned it in to the lost and found or else i’d be SCREWED! My parents were pissed at me too when I told them I had lost it so good thing I found it. Long story short DON’T CARRY YOUR WORK PERMIT CARD, unless you’re going in for a job.

rightsandresponsibilities: CITIZENS and “illegal” immigrants...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:50:42 -0500

rightsandresponsibilities:

CITIZENS and “illegal” immigrants march on Ash Weds in protest of Obama’s Detention Policy Reform

Here We Go Again: It's Colombia, NOT Columbia

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:33:08 -0500

univisionnews:

Image and gentle reminder, via Terra

By ALEX ALVAREZ

Guys. We need to talk. And we realize that, you being you and us being us, we might be preaching to the choir a little here, but hopefully, with a little internet magic, we can spread this message faster than a video of baby sloth handing a woman a flower.

And that message is this: Colombia, the country, is spelled like this.

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Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:17:52 -0500

Social came in the mail today :) now all I have to do is wait until my birthday so I can go to the...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:29:05 -0500

Social came in the mail today :) now all I have to do is wait until my birthday so I can go to the DMV to get my license which is in about a month and a half. I’m not sure if I’ll go back to the restaurant I was working at now that I have a real social due to the fact that I want to focus on my school work but on the other hand I really want to be making some type of money to save and hopefully get a car in the near future.

theangy: I wanted to share a bit about myself with all of you....

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:44:13 -0500

theangy:

I wanted to share a bit about myself with all of you. being undocumented is not something to be ashamed of. i now know i am not alone.

what is your story? http://www.nysylc.org/tell-your-story/
Angy@nysylc.org

oedipusrexrexrex: vasundharaa: it’s funny how when a white person decides to learn a foreign...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:50:42 -0500

oedipusrexrexrex:

vasundharaa:

it’s funny how when a white person decides to learn a foreign language and move to another country, he’s lauded for his sense of adventure, multiculturalism, appreciation of diversity and god knows what else

but when a person o,f colour does the same thing it’s all “fucking immigrants stop stealing our jobs go back to ur own country!111!!!”

THIS

YES

OMG

Yesterday

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:31:00 -0500

I went to the Social Security office to finally apply for my social and it was super simple. When we got there I didn’t expected it to be so full, I waited about 30 minutes until I was called to the window and then I showed the lady my papers and it took her about 5 minutes to put me in the system and finish. It was weird leaving tho, I don’t know why but right when I sat back in the car I felt less Colombian. I guess the fact that I have been undocumented all this time there’s always been this Colombian feel in me and now that I have some sort of United States paper work I feel more American. I wasn’t expecting to feel something like that but it just randomly happened as we left. I don’t ever want to lose my Colombian roots which is why I want to visit so BAD. All I want are the rights I know I deserve.

Any one else feel something like this?

weasleyowl: sinidentidades: Illegal being turned into a noun is by far the most ruthlessly...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:31:36 -0500

weasleyowl:

sinidentidades:

Illegal being turned into a noun is by far the most ruthlessly effective way to dehumanize and demonize an entire group of people, which is why it is propagated by mass media and politicians to vilify these people as outsiders and aggressors of the state to justify the systematic abuse and exploitation these people are faced with on a daily basis.

YES

findingsbyhimay: Chocolatina heaven #colombia

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:53:08 -0500

findingsbyhimay:

Chocolatina heaven #colombia

tortillapower: Fact: The invasion of the Americas was histories...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:45:27 -0500

tortillapower:

Fact: The invasion of the Americas was histories largest genocide and demographic devastation to date, killing over 90% of the original population.

Native genocide continues in certain parts of the southern hemisphere, where mining companies and government personal have been known to gun down communities.

Video: Native American Shuts Down Anti-Illegal Immigrant Protest: ‘Ya’ll Are All Illegal!!!’

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:43:54 -0500

Video: Native American Shuts Down Anti-Illegal Immigrant Protest: ‘Ya’ll Are All Illegal!!!’

hoe-im-gay: this is just great.

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:40:37 -0500

hoe-im-gay:

this is just great.

lahoops: While people are out here praising Obama and the Gang...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:39:30 -0500

lahoops:

While people are out here praising Obama and the Gang of Eight on their shitty CIR, people are still out here getting deported for driving without a license!

It’s estimated Obama will have deported over 2 million by 2014. Not fucking tell me he’s the lesser of two evils and how amazing he is for the immigrant community. Re-evaluate your priorities and efforts.