It would be the height of hypocrisy and inhumanity to deport them. It
would be unprecedented in our history to have this kind of massive
ejection from this country by plane, by boat, by car, by walking. It
would be shameful and shocking for America to force this massive
deportation, but it would also be an absolutely reprehensible and
unforgivable violation of our promise,
breaking our word, and violating certainly morality, if not law, and
there would be legal claims based on due process and other rights that
could be violated. As I said, Carolina Bortolleto is originally from Brazil, but she was
brought to the United States when she was 9. She has lived in
Connecticut for 19 years. Growing up, she knew that she was
undocumented, but she didn't know what that meant until high school,
when she saw the opportunities that her classmates could have and that
she couldn't--things like getting an after-school job, a driver's
license, applying for scholarships and financial aid in college. Seven years ago, she graduated from college with a degree in biology,
but she felt stuck. She had a diploma but couldn't use it. To fight for
others like her, she cofounded Connecticut Students for a DREAM, which
has grown into a formidable organization that advocates on behalf of
immigrants. When DACA was enacted in 2012, it changed Carolina's life. She got a
driver's license, a car, a job at a nonprofit where she had been
volunteering. She told me that she finally felt free--that she finally
felt independent.
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