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...unauthorized youth grow up, they slowly begin to comprehend how unjust the world is for those who are born without citizenship from a privileged nation. Throughout elementary, middle, and high school, unauthorized youth sit in the same classrooms as U.S. citizens do, but they are barred from meaningful employment ,and it’s almost impossible for them to attend college. Regardless of how talented these students may be, their options are limited after they graduate. There is no viable way for unauthorized youth to secure legal immigration status. It is easier for unauthorized youth to get into Harvard than...
...Every day, I am inspired by the courage of the numerous unauthorized youth who choose neither path. Instead, they choose to forge their own path by advocating for legislation like the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act would grant legal status to unauthorized youth who arrive in the United States before the age of 16 and meet strict requirements: In order to receive a green card, they would have to complete two years of college or two years of service in the military...
...Harvard can be both a refuge and a prison for unauthorized youth. Harvard is a refuge because of its generous financial-aid policies, which allow many students from modest socioeconomic backgrounds to attend. But Harvard is also a prison because it can be an isolating place, especially for unauthorized youth. Unauthorized youth at Harvard are unable to work, travel, or plan for their future. Their lives are shrouded in constant fear. One student, whom I will not name, described ripping his name off the front of his freshman dorm room for fear it would make it easier for Immigration...
...Worst of all is the stigma associated with being an “illegal alien.” Nick S. Lopez ’10 describes the bittersweet experience of getting into Harvard as an unauthorized youth. “Getting into Harvard wasn’t the happy ending to my story that it should have been. All of these years I’ve felt like a liar because I haven’t been able to tell my friends about my immigration status, either out of fear or embarrassment. There is a stigma associated with being...
...Harvard to feign support through organizations that are currently doing nothing for the DREAM Act is not only dishonest, but it is also an insult to the unauthorized youth that Harvard has chosen to educate. To educate youth without fighting for their right to exist in the only country they know as their home is disgraceful. Our fellow students are living every day on this campus in fear, and the DREAM Act is the only chance they have at freedom. Before the end of this semester, President Drew Faust should voice public support for the DREAM Act and pledge...