Protesters Demand Congress Pass the DREAM Act   ... 4 of 8 >
Dec. 6, 2017 - Scenes from the "Rally to Defend Our Immigrant Families" at Senate Park.
CASA in Action president Gustavo Torres.
Maricruz Abarca, a DACA recipient, lives in Baltimore and is originally from Mexico.  She owns three businesses and wants to become a lawyer.
Denae Joseph is a DACA recipient who came to the United States from Belize at the age of seven years old.  She is part of the UndocuBlack Network which highlights the narrative of Black immigrants.
Ericka Lopez, a UNITE HERE Culinary Union organizer in Las Vegas, is a TPS recipient from El Salvador.
Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association.
Eleven-year old Jasmine Lopez is a U.S. citizen, but her mother's DACA status expires on Dec. 22 and will be at risk of deportation.  Her father is undocumented.  She said, "All I want for Christmas is Congress to pass the DREAM Act and the immigration reform.  This will be a Christmas miracle for all immigrant families." (>)
U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL), long a champion of immigrant rights, announced on Nov. 28 that he will not seek re-election in 2018 after serving 12 terms.  In his announcement Gutiérrez said he will not be retiring, but will be "travel the country meeting with immigration groups," leading to a splash of reports that he might run for president in 2020.  For example, the Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Brown, led his report writing, "Rep. Luis Gutierrez is planning to lay the groundwork for a run for president in 2020."
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