A sometimes missed treasure we have on this site is the ‘Our Stories‘ section where we have personal narratives from over 80 youth.  Sharing our stories is a very effective way of getting support and also getting others to be more invested in not only us but also working towards the Dream Act.  Hopefully re-featuring these stories will inspire more people to come out of the shadows and share themselves with us

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A Dreamer (name submitted under)

As I looked up into the blazing white cloudless sky, I felt a downy snowflake graze my cheeks and tenderly trickle down my neck into the smooth folds of my snug, red parka. As I gazed at my feet, I noticed that they were buried by the velvety, unsullied ground. It was the first time that I had ever seen snow. It was the first time that I had ever tasted its tingling sweetness.

I was nine years old when I came to America from the hot lands of Brazil. I was old enough to know right from wrong, yet naïve enough to believe that I would soon return to where I was born.  However, it has been almost ten years since I tasted my very first snowflake. I am now eighteen years old and a recent high school graduate who’s applying to college. America has since not only become my home but it has also helped transform me into the person I am today. Although I came through the front door, my visa has since expired and I have now unwillingly donned the undocumented label. I have come to love America for what it is and for what it stands for. And now my only wish is to remove this unsightly undocumented blemish from my soul so that I can pursue my studies here in the land of the free. However, the only way that I and other students that share my story can do this is through the passage of the Dream Act. I understand that the turbulent election year has revealed the many issues that need to be resolved. Nevertheless, I would just like the Dream issue to be passed in 2009. I don’t think many people know about this issue and so it gets put into the bottom pile of relevance, while we, the students, suffer. I have always been a good student and have always loved school. I am advocating for the Dream Act because I believe that there are other students across the nation just like me who have always applied themselves and given their all in hopes of a better future. I believe we are honest, talented and driven individuals who just need this one chance to prove that we can be an asset to the future of this country and maybe even the future of the world.

So please know my story and the story of countless others like me so that the politicians realize that the Dream is not a political ball to be tossed around but rather a great  investment in the future of this great nation.