Black Panther’ Actor Publicly Announces His DACA Status, Lending Voice to Immigration
 

Since President Trump’s September decision to end DACA, Hollywood actor Bambadjan Bamba has been preparing for his coming out.

The “Black Panther” actor had not publicly revealed his immigration status, but Tuesday he took the bold step of joining a campaign to legalize immigrants like him, becoming the public face of DACA recipients working in Hollywood. Known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program granted temporary resident status to an estimated 800,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

“We know the industry is run by a lot of immigrants,” Bamba tells Variety. “There are immigrant actors,” he said, adding that “Hollywood can play a big part in at least changing policy so that it can be easier for actors to work in Hollywood.”

Bamba, 35, has managed to work for a decade in Hollywood, thanks in part to a work permit secured through DACA. He is currently has a recurring role on NBC’s “The Good Place” and will play a military leader in the upcoming Marvel film, “Black Panther,” directed by Ryan Coogler.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/bl...ca-1202624929/

Wow, very brave of him. The trailer for the movie looks sick!

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Jesus. Did not expect that at all. Speaks testament to what DACA recipients are capable of though.

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:O whaaaat

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WTF guys how are you all so fucking awesome and I'm just a mere Medic :(

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Character actor Bambadjan Bamba, known for his roles in "Grey's Anatomy" "Suicide Squad" and "The Good Place," has come out as an undocumented immigrant.

Bamba told the Los Angeles Times that he was motivated to speak out following the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, which protects the undocumented children of immigrants.

Bamba said his parents brought him to America at age 10 after a civil war broke out in their home country of Cote D'Ivoire. He says he is currently registered under DACA.

"Immigrants are not criminals," said Bamba, 35, who will be seen in the new "Black Panther" movie. "We're not here to take away your jobs. We're here to give back. We're not just Mexicans or Latino. We're black, too. We're from the Middle East, from Asia, too. We're your neighbors, your doctors, the teachers of your children, and sometimes we're on TV in your home, characters that you love. We're just one of you."

He added, "The only difference is [that you have] a certain piece of paper that's supposed to allow you to navigate freely in the country."

Bamba, who is married and has a young daughter, said he was motivated by his little girl to fight for DACA.

"I look at my daughter and I'm like, 'If I don't do it, and DACA gets canceled, I could be separated [from her],'" he said. "We just don't know what's going to happen and I'd rather go out fighting."


https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews.g...%3fid=51440462

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Ok hold on, just thought about this... Guy works in movies n shit, and he can't get em papers with so much money? or is he just a Stoic ass moffo and my new hero? :o

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Unless you are Leonardo DiCaprio or Bratt Pitt there is no benefit for us. I don't know who that guy is.

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^Fuckin' kidding me right? Plenty of big name celebrities already speak for us but we never had an actual actor disclose his status as one, let alone someone involved in the marvel movies which is a global hit whether you like it or not. Unless you got something to top what this guy is doing, trying being more appreciative.

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Not true. And you /=/ everyone. Any positive support in the media is good for us regardless of who knows the person or not.

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That's not what i meant. What i'm saying it would be huge if DiCaprio said i had DACA all those year. But nobody knows this guy with all due respect.

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Google him then -___-

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Dude is awesome. Good for him!

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I get what you're saying, and while that may be true, that's pretty much impossible. Actors with that much clout/fame have to travel globally, have typically worked/acted for a long period of time, and generally have a camera in every nook and cranny of their lives. Considering DACA's lifespan has been so short, I'd argue it's not enough time for someone to go from a nobody to a household name. If someone did, it'd be YUUUGE. Arguably more impressive than DiCaprio being a DACA recipient.

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You are wrong. You are not a "mere" medic. You can save lives and literally change them for many :) In some ways, you are more awesome than this actor although his bravery is something we all should admire.

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Even EB-1 is subject to the same re-entry ban bullshit. Maybe an O-1 visa with D3 waiver but that's a leap of faith no one wants to take.

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Leave it up to some dreamers on this forum to find the negative in everything . They don’t do nothing to advance the cause and sit in the comfort of their homes and critique people stepping up and actually doing something to promote our cause . Pretty infuriating! Although he is not a house hold name , he has been or is in some pretty big movies and shows . It takes balls to do what he did in my opinion.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...fits-daca.html

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maybe you don't understand, but most of have to actually work real jobs for a living.
this shit he did isn't "brave".
i don't care either way, but stop giving so much credit to to this dude.
how the fuck does he have balls for doing that?
the fuck is gonna happen to him?

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He is brave bc he is telling people about his immigration status. He is also bringing more attention to DACA. I respect that and appreciate the support. I suggest you do the same

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FYI he is a military leader in the new movie Black Panther. The article made it seem like he was the main guy or one of the top actors. Pretty cool nonetheless.

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I don’t think I have ever seen you post any common sense since you joined this forum. I won’t even begin to answer your dumb question of what will happen to him if a legislative solution doesn’t pass through congress.

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Welcome to the party!

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Who cares if we know him or not- he has a platform and is using his voice and the media is picking up on it. Why doesn’t everyone here use their voice and go call their senators and reps.

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Thank you for what you do, the world will not spin without medics.

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we do, there is about a dozen of us who does this weekly. PM me for details.

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Pretty dam cool especially for him to find courage. None of my friends know what type of status I got here. Only person outside of family is basically the CFO of my company.

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To be honest, I would tell more people about it if I was white or even black. I feel that being brown we are more looked down as being illegal.

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whose man is this? lol