FIEL Houston
an immigrant-led organization
Author: Fielhouston
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Press statement on DACA
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cesar Espinosa (English) 832-512-3733 cespinosa Alain Cisneros (Español) 832-503-3689 Email: acisneros STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE TERMINATION OF DACA [Houston, TX] On Thursday August 24 2017 sources close to the white house announced that President Trump is seriously considering terminating DACA. FIEL spokespeople are available for reaction and comment. “As a
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Why I will march on April 10th 2013
This morning as I was driving into the office I saw a group of workers, with lunch boxes in had, running down the street on their way to a popular day laborer corner. It reminded me of the days when I worked as a day laborer organizer… What an eye opening experience. to hear the stories the
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“This is about being free.”
The first time I met one of my fellow Texas Dreamers, Ramiro Luna, he was speaking at a panel and he ended his speech by saying: They say I’m breaking the law But too often it feels like the law is breaking me And really I’m just trying to break free This stuck with me
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Now What?
I graduated 13 days ago on May 13th. I graduated from a prestigious university here in Texas: Texas A&M University. A university that is ranked as one of the top public universities in the state, a university that taught me what it really means to be an American. Now, I have been in the United
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Power Cards
In America, plastic cards give you power of some kind or the other. Growing up, many cards passed my way, many cards came and went, a lot of cards I lost or let expire and could never get back. I’ve had a Kroger’s card, that gets me a discount everytime I purchase something. I’ve had
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My Interview With the Houston Chronicle
A couple days ago, on Wednesday, I received a call from Jason Witmer , a reporter with the Houston Chronicle. He asked if he could interview me for a piece he is working on for the D.R.E.A.M. Act. I asked what it would constitute of, and he said that I would share my story on camera.
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I Found Myself
For the past 9 years I have been working with the Immigrants Rights’ Movement. I remember clearly my first march at the age of 11, the hot sun and the multitude of people marching behind me. At first it all seemed frivolous to me since I was not aware of the injustices that were
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Undocumented and Unafraid
Yesterday evening many of my fellow Texas Dreamers and Allies gathered at Texas A&M University for an event that, for many of us, was life changing. There have been “Undocumented and Unafraid” campaigns all over the nation, and I remember, when they began, that all I did was admire the bravery and boldness of these
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Blog
The Reality of Being Undocumented March 17, 2011 Being ‘undocumented’ is exactly what it sounds like. It means, being without documents, thus being without a name, without a home. It means being without a documented past, without a present or future to document. Nonexistent almost, yet for the past couple of years, the undocumented youth
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