Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Caught in a 'Dream'

We asked 41 'Dreamers' about their homes, their birthplaces and DACA. Here's what they said.

Who are the so-called Dreamers? The Chicago Tribune’s Abel Uribe photographed more than 40 of these young immigrants from 12 countries to better understand who they are.


What he discovered is that recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, consider themselves American in every way. They are engineers, parents, lawyers, chefs, social workers, technology specialists and students.


Illinois has the nation's third-largest population of immigrants covered by DACA, an Obama-era program that the Trump administration wants to "wind down." Congress is divided over whether to create new protections for these young people who, through no fault of their own, arrived in this country illegally as minors.


DACA recipients, commonly called Dreamers, receive two-year work permits, are protected from deportation and are considered low priority for immigration enforcement. About 42,701 people in Illinois have been approved for the program since its 2012 inception.


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Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

I think Bartlomiej Labno is Polska.

Good article. I am surprised many came here very young.

Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Good article Swim.


Nice to see my fellow DREAMers representing the Great State of Illinois and the often misunderstood beautiful city of Chicago.

Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Chiraq isn’t so bad. Once you get passed all the violence and bipolar weather.

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Fastest post deletion in history.

Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Lmao. Caught that too. She is an attractive woman and if one were to visit the streets of Łódź, Gdańsk, Warszawa, etc, it is not uncommon to find a gaggle of beautiful women strolling down the avenues.

Those Slavic genes man.

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Ahhh my Polaks repressing well

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YAS! None of these people have accents!!

May be we should run this ad right after Trump's anti-immigrant ad.

Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Terrific kids, we need Bill of Love!

Re: Meet Illinois’ “Dreamers
 

Sad state of society.