Not kpop related but... I'm really sad and need to let it out

I remember the day the then President Obama made the Daca announcement and I remember that day as if it were yesterday I had tears of joy as I saw the announcement and today too I have tears in my eyes as I see My worst fear become a reality. It's unfair and inhumane what this administration has decided to do to the more than 800,000 recipients of DACA. WE Trusted the government and did everything that was asked of us to come out of the shadows and do what was right under this country's laws because we wanted to be part of this our America. And yet now it's all gone. I thought statistics and numbers would help. I thought that if we acted just right and worked to build our communities that they would see how much this meant for us. I wish like many of the people out there I could feel like I have a chance to fight but in all honestly I feel defeated. Can you fight for a place that doesn't want you? And more importantly should you ?

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IamOtaku #1 Sep 6, 2017 13:46:29

I'm not really familiar with this issue so I'm sorry if all I can offer is a few words of encouragement. since you complied with all the conditions they laid out, I hope you find a way to defend yourself as well as the other people who strived to abide the law and be part of the community against those who have wronged you. may justice and fairness prevail above all. good luck and i hope that better days are just ahead for you. fighting!

sleepingprince #2 Sep 6, 2017 07:13:23

I saw this on the news but I still don't really understand about it since I'm not American . Can you please explain it to me ?

serrot28 #3 Sep 5, 2017 21:49:40

Thank you for your encouraging words they do mean a lot to me. As of now I do feel sad and somewhat defeated but we will pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and keep on trying.

CaptSunRiser #4 Sep 5, 2017 20:53:48

The thing is, the US DOES want you. It NEEDS you. It's the President and the Senate that don't. The people do. People are protesting to keep people like you in. If the popular vote was what counted, that piece of caramelised foreskin and cotton candy wig wouldn't be in power. The way he's being, though, it's not going to last. The Senate is Republican controlled, the House of Representatives is Republican controlled, the President is Republican, but the country is a mixture of everyone. It needs people like you, it needs conservatives, it needs liberals, it needs centrists, it needs everyone to make it work. Repealing the DREAM programme was just one of this administration's many many MANY mistakes. But you don't believe that it's right. You believe this decision was wrong. Even if you don't fight for the US, fight for what is right. Fight for what you believe in. Argue and fight for what you think needs to be done to make your home a better place. Sure, you might not have voted for your Senator, but that person STILL represents you. They STILL go to the Senate and advocate for you. So tell them what you want to hear. Get your friends and your family on your side. Call or write to your Senator. Petition them. Get companies on your side. Bring people together. You saw the far-right protests in Charlottesville, you saw that the Nazis had to really fight to get their message out, and all that's known about it now is that some racists killed someone. A civil right's lawyer, no less. Now, we're seeing far right groups being taken down. Keep your head held high and fight. There are people in the US that don't want you, that's true. But they are not the majority. They are not most of the US. Most of the US needs you. The US wouldn't survive without people like you. So fight for the US you believe in. It's your home. Fight to defend it. Protest, peacefully. Write to your Senators and your Representatives, civilly. State your cases, research the causes you believe in, research the acts they will pass, learn everything you can about who represents you at every single stage of the government. Not just the President. He has very little power. It's the Senate, it's the House of Representatives, it's your State Legislature, they have the power. Use them. Write to them, and write often. Get involved. It takes work, it takes effort, it takes time, but it's so worth it. I'm lucky in the UK that my local representative in Parliament is on my side and advocates for policies that I believe in. But she is not the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister doesn't think the way I do. But my MP does. So I can write to her to campaign on my behalf. Your state legislature should do that. Your Senator and your Representatives should do that. Make sure you hold them to account. Make sure you hold them to their mistakes. Make sure you let them know that they won't get away with ruining the country you call "Home".