'Dreamers' flood Twitter with messages of hope as Trump decides their fate
Undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children shared their stories in droves on Twitter after Politico reported Sunday that President Donald Trump is expected to end the Obama-era program keeping them safe from deportation.
In recent days Trump has toyed with a will-he-or-won't-he storyline around the program's future. During the election campaign he promised to shut it down. Trump was expected to make an announcement about DACA last week, but delayed. Now Politico, quoting two unidentified White House sources, reports Trump is expected to officially announce DACA's end, and a six-month lead up, on Tuesday.
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Despite uncertainty, many took the time Sunday to respond to the news report with messages of hope on Twitter. They shared their stories and made it clear: America is their home. It's all they know.
DACA, created in 2012, protects nearly 800,000 people who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children by allowing them to work and attend school without fear of deportation.
Im not embarrassed or ashamed nor will i hide in fear. I am a dreamer. And I will speak out. #DACA
— les gonzo (@lesg3687) September 4, 2017
I'm a #DREAMER. @realDonaldTrump, you can't take America out of me as much as you can't take me out of America. #DefendDACA https://t.co/mKNpnvW1Gv
— Sonam Velani (@sonamvelani) September 4, 2017
Fellow DREAMers, know that you are loved. I am with you. I feel the anger too. Reach out if you need to talk. I love you all. Here to stay.
— Armando García (@GarciaReports) September 4, 2017
I came here when I was four, this is as much my home country as it is yours. Just like you, I had no choice in the matter #DACA
— Dancehall and Oates (@saltfishsavage) August 31, 2017
I am a DACA recipient, this is my life on the line. I know nothing else but Texas. I have nothing else anywhere. #DefendDACA
— luis (@relixs_) September 4, 2017
I've been in the US since I was 8.
I grew up here. I learned the language along many other things.
This is my home.#DACA #defendDACA— Goretti Ally (@gorettially) August 31, 2017
as part of DACA and someone who has been here since the age of 6, I personally consider this country my home and I refuse to give that up
— Super Maria 64 (@__MardyBum__) August 31, 2017
I'm a dreamer. I came to the US at the age of 6. Now I'm 28. It is my human right and dignity to be here. 😓
— Danny K (@mynameisDannyK) September 4, 2017
Now that #DACA is ending, I'm not scared of getting deported. I'm not afraid anymore. I'm just mad as hell that this is a fucking reality
— paola (@_michelle_munoz) August 31, 2017
I'm DACA, i will always be DACA. I love the United States. This is my home. I'm not going any fucking where.
— aimeégabrielaa (@aizugabriela) September 1, 2017
I will do all in my power to protect #Dreamers. They’re my neighbors, friends, fellow citizens. Don’t underestimate us, @realDonaldTrump.
— Courtney Martin (@courtwrites) September 4, 2017
