The sense that #DACA could come to an end is terrifying. Outside of just that, there several aspect to consider that drain Dreamers daily
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What it feels like to be a Dreamer at this particular point in time. A 101 guide
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1. The thought that you would be STRIPPED off your DACA status is not just traumatizing, it's dehumanizing and exhausting.
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1a. DREAMers have been dealing with fear and anxiety since Trump came into office, and not just because the possible termination of DACA
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1b. Many of us have witnessed Dreamers being arrested/deported, while simoultaneously FEARING for the safety of our undocumented parents
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1c. Mental gymnastics occur while you're at work/home. You find youself asking: WHAT IF: DACA ends tomorrow Trump deports my parents
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1d. And the issue lies that you don't want to open up to others who may not relate OR appear that youre complaining way too much
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1e. This is where most of us find ourselves, at the corner of mental exhaustion, where fear/anxiety/doubt meet + but we refuse to give up
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1f. So we keep going and going and going until we can't no more. Exhaustion, anxiety, or depression eventually get us. Burnout is real.
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1g. Yet we can't stop. The fight for DACA and DREAM is a fight for OUR LIVES.
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2. We keep wondering about our futures. What will happen to: - our car leases - mortgages - student loans - relationships - degrees Etc
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2a. For the past 5 years Dreamers have relied on DACA to live with a sense of normalcy - build a life.
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2b. Now all that time and investment into "normalcy" may be crushed. Which means: THINKING ABOUT BEING UNDOCUMENTED ONCE AGAIN
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2c. Dreamers will tell you that we were all undocumented before, that we survived without DACA... but can we truly go back to that reality?
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2d. If we were stressed and scared back then without DACA under Obama, can anyone imagine life w/o DACA under Trump?
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2e. No amount of preparation to return to undocumented status can be done. Imagine having to prepare to face your worst nightmare (AGAIN)
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2f. Are folks understanding the mental exhaustion?
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3. What will happen to us if Trump tries to deport us? Weve seen Trumps unshackled Deportation Force attempt to deport DREAMers, who is nxt
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3a. Families are being torn aparente left and right under Trump. Meanwhile, DACA beneficiaries have give the Gov significant private info
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3b. Will this info be used to retaliate against us? Will frontline advocates like men be first? What can we expect/trust from trump?
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3c. Being deported means going back to Venezuela - country under significant economic and political turmoil. What does it mean for others?
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These are just SOME of the numerous complexities and dimensions Dreamers navigate DAILY - while working/studying/etc
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The psychological trauma is real. Extremely really. Which is why inurge EVEYONE to circulate mental health resources from
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The fight is certainly NOT over after Trump announces the fate of
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If you need to reach out to friends, do it. If you need counseling, seek it. If you need meds, consider it.
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PLEASE take care of yourselves. And if youre an ally, please take care of Dreamers now more than ever... Everything helps. We need it.
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