(via Asian American Advocacy Group Launches 22-Day, 24hr White House Vigil to Defend Immigrants | #DREAMAction17) The lives and livelihoods of Dreamers and undocumented immigrants are not political bargaining chips to be treated callously. Immigrants are not political pawns to be traded transactionally by an uncaring and xenophobic president and his administration. All immigrants deserve the stability of legal status and the opportunity to build a future in America. It is imperative that in the coming weeks, we join immigrants rights activists in rallying to the defense of DACA and TPS. To highlight the plight of America’s Dreamers, NAKASEC launched a 22-day, 24-hr vigil — called “DREAM Action” (#DreamAction17) — outside of the White House last week. Until September 5th — the deadline imposed by the ten conservative governors threatening legal action — a cohort of activists from NAKASEC will remain on the streets in front of the White House at all hours of the day, drawing attention to Dreamers and other immigrants who are at-risk of detainment and deportation if DACA and TPS programs are ended.
