By: Jairo In July 2008 my life went from being an accepted member of society to being an undocumented man full of shame. I was Born In Buenaventura Colombia which is mostly populated by Afro-Colombians affected by poverty and violence. At the age of 7 I traveled to the United States with my mom and …
NYSYLC Leadership Awards Program
The New York State Youth Leadership Council Awards Program was founded since 2007 by undocumented youth who understand first hand the challenges and struggles youth face when trying to continue with their post-secondary education. The NYSYLC Awards Program aims to support immigrant youth, regardless of their immigration status, advance themselves and their communities, pursue their higher education dreams …
View full postNYSYLC’s UndocuMic Series
The NYSYLC’s UndocuMic came out of the Dreaming in Ink creative writing workshops where many undocumented youth worked on written pieces about their experiences and needed a space to read it out loud and share it with the world. UndocuMic’s are open mics for undocumented immigrant people. These UndocuMic offer a creative safe space to …
View full postEmbracing life after leaving the USA
By Berenice Where shall I begin? Many things have happened since the last time I shared my story one year ago. I remember I ended that story by saying something along the lines of “my dream is bigger than the USA”. Well…with that thought in mind on August 14th 2012, I grabbed my two suitcases …
Guess How Long I Waited For My Deferred Action
When I first heard about the Deferred Action program I immediately login on the computer and started searching on the web about this new program. I went to seek help from an attorney and I asked him, “how can I fix my immigration status?”
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