We are humbled by their bravery. Perhaps - with this political movement - there is hope .
*** Immigrant youth: Undocumented, unafraid and unapologetic » peoplesworld: Chicago."Several immigrant youth ... publicly proclaimed (their) undocumented status during a March 10th downtown rally here as part of a "National Coming Out of the Shadows" action. Despite the risk, the high school and college students told their stories among a crowd of hundreds of young immigrant rights activists. Each told how they came to the U.S. as children and what life was like growing up here with an "undocumented" status. Now they are faced with limited education and career opportunities."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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