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About three dozen immigration activists are protesting outside an Obama campaign office in Denver tonight, while two more activists have staged a sit-in inside the office.
The activists want President Barack Obama to sign an executive order ending the deportation of young, undocumented immigrants who would be eligible for conditional permanent residency under the DREAM Act. The activists waved signs and marched in a circle in front of the office, at 77 W. 9th Ave. They said they planned to spend the night in front of the office.
The two activists staging the sit-in inside the campaign office — Javier Hernandez, from Denver, and Veronica Gomez, from California — say they are undocumented and could face deportation if arrested for their protest.
"If that's what it takes, that's what it takes," Gomez said.
"We decided it was time to escalate (the campaign) for an executive order that will end deportation for DREAMers," Hernandez said. "That's something (Obama) can do."
Gomez and Hernandez said they also plan to go on a hunger strike until Obama signs the demanded executive order.

In an e-mailed statement, the campaign re-iterated Obama's support of the act, while noting that Obama's Republican rival, Mitt Romney, has said he would veto the measure as it currently stands.
"Only the Latino vote will send Republicans the clear message that they must stop playing politics with immigration and join the President to advance sensible immigration proposals such as the DREAM Act," the Obama campaign statement said.
The president, though, has previously offended Hispanics by using the unpassed act as the centerpiece of a fund-raising pitch.
Obama has earlier said DREAM Act-eligible immigrants would not be a focus of deportation efforts. But the activists outside the campaign office tonight say that deportations have continued.
They want Obama to sign an executive order that would immediately halt all deportations of those eligible for the DREAM Act. That message has been gaining support across the country. Many of the activists participating in today's protest are part of the Campaign for an American Dream, whose members are walking across the country to generate support for immigration reform.
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06-06-2012, 10:37 AM
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Cool.

Obama will just shy away from the media on the issue, or he'll send out "Shrek" Munoz to declare that he cannot do anything. I fucking hate you Munoz. You damn troll.
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Why is there such a demand for halting deportations? How many DREAMers are being deported even with the Morton memo in place?

Finally, having your deportation halted, or the prospect of deportation all but eliminated does not put food in stomachs...

They should be demanding for parole-in-place if anything...
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Why is there such a demand for halting deportations? How many DREAMers are being deported even with the Morton memo in place?

Finally, having your deportation halted, or the prospect of deportation all but eliminated does not put food in stomachs...

They should be demanding for parole-in-place if anything...
totally agree with that...but the chances for that are soooo slim.
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Good pressure though.
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Why is there such a demand for halting deportations? How many DREAMers are being deported even with the Morton memo in place?

Finally, having your deportation halted, or the prospect of deportation all but eliminated does not put food in stomachs...

They should be demanding for parole-in-place if anything...
I've yet to see any statistic or numbers that show eligible Dream Act participants being deported at an alarming rate. If anybody has good credible citations that actually show this, please provide for the sake of knowledge.
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One supposed "dreamer" got deported a while back, but I think she crashed into a cop car with a BAC over .1. That's the only time I can remember
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One supposed "dreamer" got deported a while back, but I think she crashed into a cop car with a BAC over .1. That's the only time I can remember
I don't have an exact figure on DREAMers but read here, here and here. The issue is that the Morton Memo isn't being followed across the board. Non-criminal aliens (including DREAMers) still make up the majority of deportations in this country.

There are other DREAMers that DREAM Activist has been working to help since the Morton Memo was issued. Dylan was deported to South Africa last week despite having no criminal record, being DREAM Act eligible, etc. And there have been others that have been put into deportation proceedings despite not being a threat.

Just imagine the number that we don't know of that have been deported and had no idea they could get help.
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