DACA, What Next? | Javier A. Juarez | TEDxProvidence

[@javierjuarez2793]

Thank you all for listening to my story. Even the people who left negative comments. The hatred you have for me only fuels my motivation to become smarter, stronger and better than you. For all undocumented people watching this video, keep fighting, keep working, keep moving up. Because they need to know, this is our country now. -JJ

[@erikcregeen4470]

Javier Juarez democrats are just using you for votes! Americans have been VERY generous. Can we go demand welfare from your country of origin? Can we demand to vote? Can I go to YOUR country and burn your flag while waving mine? The tax payers of America were promised border security under Reagan with the first amnesty, we were lied to! Kate Steinle was MURDERED by an illegal alien who was a multi time felon. Americans are tired of being abused! Sorry you’re NOT the victim WE are!!!!

[@solidforamerica9738]

Javier, is there a place in mexico where you can get a good paying job, as you can be an executive because of your education! !

[@iamonlymeee]

Javier Juarez if this really is you I want to commend you for the good talk you gave. Some people simply don’t understand that the process to “get your papers” is so twisted and difficult completely biased towards rich people or those with connections. I’ve known people that waited decades for something but it never came. Many have fled the same circumstances you did: cartels, gangs, monthly quotas (especially for those with a prospering businesses), prostitution etc. I’ve heard it all. It’s easy for everyone who doesn’t get it to say “go back and find a good job and prosper back where you came from” but it’s not that simple. People get punished for that by getting kidnapped or “offered protection” which is really convincing you to pay them not to assault you. Yes their parents made a conscious choice to commit a felony but if the process to cross legally was not so complicated or expensive it would actually help the economy. That is all I have to say on the matter, I have no desire to enter a bottomless debate because I have also seen every argument under the sun.

[@chjm6910]

It's not hatred. It's frustration. Many of the arguments made against illegal immigration and DACA are valid. For example the argument that American citizens could not get the benefits illegals get in the US if they were to immigrate illegally to another country. Also, illegals often get benefits that Americans can't get. I can think of at least two examples.

[@First-Last-108]

You're a selfish coward. If you want to do good in this world, go back to mexico and help your people and your country became a place people won't need to try to escape from

[@Dreadlock1227]

Jesus the amount of ignorance in this comment section is mind blowing

[@bdjoh011]

No, we’re against invasion. Which is what this is.

[@keepcalmstudysmart7132]

You just described my life right now

[@jaynelson6522]

What a journey , what a story ! Truly inspirational ! I wish him the best in his continued mission !

[@seanrichardson9896]

Thank you for this! Thank you for telling your story. This means so much to not just me, but also other students on DACA!

[@FireDancer102]

Javier and I went to college together at RIC. This guy is going places!

[@bdjoh011]

Yep, right back to Mexico very soon.

[@Jay2423M]

GBoi1 haters gonna hate

[@bdjoh011]

@@Jay2423M But I am on the side of the law.

[@servandogarcia1017]

@@bdjoh011 The law said you couldn't get married at one point.

[@Winterisnofun]

​@@Jay2423Mand border jumpers are gonna keep breaking laws

[@Many30005]

I always turn to this video for motavation.

[@luisrauda1925]

This is really inspirational for me. I am in the same position, struggling through college but I'd be damned if I gave up after all the sacrifices that my parents have had to make. God bless all DACA recipients and all of those who support the cause. Amen.

[@Winterisnofun]

luisrauda1925- what sacrifices did your parents make? Breaking the laws? 😅😅😅 You got rewarded with DACA from the United States.

[@1970north]

NATIVE AMERICANS FOR CHANGE . WE NEVER GOT DEFER TREATMENT WHEN WE WERE KICK OFF ARE LAND .

[@bdjoh011]

You never learned how to spell either.

[@tboned70]

Word,.......and that who this individual is and about,.........Better Days Ahead for the Native Populous i see,...!

[@javierjuarez2793]

Merry Christmas everybody! Thanks for watching the video!

[@josedelacruz4386]

You are awesome!

[@Arianamfc]

Good Job for most of this people commenting hate for young adults just trying to find our way with little to no real path to do so. You're really doing something. (that's sarcasm in case it goes over your heads)

[@debdubose1492]

Ariana Fragoso no you really doing something. not all of you deserve to be in this country. standing an call the elected president a coward.daca babies are the cowards. you won't even lift your eyebrows to change Mexico

[@estebanvelarde1]

Illegal immigrants and anchor babies have no pride whatsoever. Legal first generation hard working immigrants are the people who build the usa based on the values of their own ancestry.

[@bdjoh011]

Oh please, you illegals have more rights than Americans do.

[@Giogio611x]

Go awffff bro ✨✨✨💯💯👑

[@celiaespinoza8413]

That one piece of paper that you talk about and you consider non sufficient, is the difference between a CITIZEN and a NON CITIZEN!!!

[@xxairbornexx4499]

Celia Espinoza wow really. Thanks for the information that no one knew about. (Sarcasm)

[@celiaespinoza8413]

XxAirbornexX When I made my comment, I was referring to, the illegal alien speaker above. Apparently with all of the education that our country have given him, he's still not bright enough to know that he is an ILLEGAL ALIEN, NOT undocumented, NOT a Daca recipient, and certainly NOT a dreamer!!! This Illegal Alien speaker, stated that he is attending Brown University. With all of the education that he has received through the American Citizens, he should be educated enough to know that there is definitely a difference between a piece of paper that he mentioned twice in his speech "I don't need a piece of paper to tell me that I'm not " and then he stated that comment again, later on during his speech "I'm not going to let one piece of paper, hold me back of what I really want to do " This Illegal alien stated that he wants to be an immigration attorney! Well, the first law that he needs to learn and abide by is IT IS WRONG TO VIOLATE A NATIONS BORDERS AND TRANSGRESS ITS IMMIGRATION LAWS!!!!

[@ilogicalworld30]

@@celiaespinoza8413 This is gotta be the most moronic comment in this thread lol. Firstly, DACA does not provide a path to citizenship, it is only a work authorization permit. Secondly, can't you realize he was brought when he was a child? He had no other option but to come to this country. Certainly, it is not his fault. And while it is true that he came illegally to this country, he is also a role model for many Americans in the current society. It is precisely people such as you're self that makes this beautiful country more divided. Don't be fooled by-laws. We are abiding law Americans but there are laws that shouldn't exist. Do you not remember Jim Crow Laws? Segregation? or Slavery? Did you learn anything in History? If yes, then you also should know America was stolen by the Europeans and the lawful residents of these lands were stripped off from their lands. But I guess its all good now because that happened many years ago....well guess what? Karma is a b***. There are over 10 million illegal aliens in this country. Deporting them will cause a major economic impact on the US economy.

[@tboned70]

Word,........Proceed my Native Brother,...!

[@ajmsot4771]

Bravo 👏 👏

[@debdubose1492]

an these law breakers are demanding this country kiss their behinds and hand me a clean slate to do what ever I want. take that degree and change Mexico

[@Winterisnofun]

As long as you're Hispanic all will be "handed " to you nothing earned.

[@firstcynic92]

Look at past attempts to make a utopia. Do you want that? Can you imagine any circumstances where a utopian civilization will thrive? I can't as long as people have free will.

[@belkishidalgo7979]

Thanks Javier

[@LeonardRiley-y6z]

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[@angelicavences9357]

*warning* comments below are full of ignoramuses not worth reading

[@firstcynic92]

angelica vences do you want to let anyone become a citizen, just because they came into the country illegally?

[@colormedubious4747]

"warning comments below are full of ignoramuses not worth reading" -- that is typically a tactic used when you lack the ability to actually DEBATE the issue with facts and statistics. What makes YOUR opinion worth reading?

[@walterlopez151]

First Cynic they didnt have a choice to come here learn ur facts

[@firstcynic92]

walter lopez wait... are you saying that EVERY illegal alien was kidnapped and forced to enter the USA illegally?

[@walterlopez151]

First Cynic yes daca members came here forced by their parents and came herw as babies sometimes

[@samr4166]

Amen ! I'm a dreamer to brother I know how you feel

[@danielagarza3345]

es todo te aventaste guey

[@fullthrottlealways]

Ummm what?

[@urlilmunequita]

Welcome to the internet @omniscien1, where the world speaks more than just English.

[@annnz1746]

I don't think people with DACA are horrible people. In fact they are innocent . But sadly they are in a difficult situation in where because of their parents or whoever brought them here they are in fact criminals. That is the fact. I personally blame his father and the adults of all the dreamers because they ruined the future of there children. They say that " they came for a better future", but by breaking and ignoring the law of the country you are coming too ( that you are not a citizen too) is not respecting and truthfully a very horrible thing to do. These parents/adults took advantage of their situation and only "though of themselves" ( make money, sent money back home, build there houses in there country etc.). That is why I have a very difficult time in accepting and supporting people who have broken the law and sadly these "innocent adults" ( they are no longer children anymore) are the consequences that we here, in America have to deal with, now. So I wonder who should be punished? These DACA people also don't realize that they are also causing a danger of removal of other immigration programs.... so I'm sorry to say but DACA people always say" that they are good people and hard workers, blah blah etc." so do the right thing DACA people and show us and the adults that brought you here and be the example by going back and then come to America the legal way. Many people have done it, so you guys can too. Many of you like this DACA person (above) have attended good universities, so you guys have the brains to understand the laws and respect the laws..... no excuses....

[@Cris-if8kf]

Daca Recipient Here 17 years Old. Been here since 3 About to Graduate I got legal help and they said to do it legally its gonna take me 20-30 years.. Umm ._. Listen I Barely speak my native tongue much less reading and writing If I go back and Do it Legally I will be 37 or 47 when I come back that is Alot to take in a Drastic Decision and Frankly Life changing If I were to do that I need a stable source of income or else I fear I will die or be homeless

[@hibamalol4743]

They can’t go back to their country they might get rejected back and have nothing to do in the countries

[@ohboypeach]

nice story bro, but your not from Rhode Island.

[@Ch3rishtheday]

I wonder why Obama didn't fight to keep this in office. I researching DACA, I am from AZ and have never met a DACA recipient. They may never say they are so, I am truly trying to understand this. I wondered if this young man worked under a work or student visa? Why are they so fearful? Trump tried something but Congress turned it down. Why did the Democrats turn down what Trump offered?

[@Cris-if8kf]

Trump wanted the Wall... Wall=Funding in exchange for Daca People felt weird about this

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Because DACA is a deferred situation - not permanent. Now its illegal

[@hibamalol4743]

Trump actually supported DACA he wanted to help the children who came but did not like the parents who took them here

[@belkishidalgo7979]

wow

[@jodypowell1961]

Illegals will steal your social security number or someone who had died. They pay no taxes unless they are legal. Who's social security number did you use!!!!

[@ahinoj]

😢😭

[@gusgalvanini]

Thanks for your voice Bro.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Take what you gained in the US back to your Country and make a difference - and don’t forget to thank us!

[@tboned70]

Native Americans are Not from a Country since they are Not Defined by a Border,........the Western Hemisphere is Native Ancestral Lands and Islands,....!

[@1970north]

AMERICAN CITIZENS FIRST .

[@lucerito0511]

So, Javier is first.

[@allaafanasyeva8575]

Really? Where are Native Americans?

[@Dreadlock1227]

“America first” is just rhetorical nonsense. It’s an imaginary line, what side you happened to be born on shouldn’t make you more or less entitled to anything

[@knowyourself4149]

It gotta be someone fault cuH

[@sazacu1]

id be all for daca if it was made the right way and not by an overreach of obamas executive power

[@lucerito0511]

Kevin Gillespie I understand what you're saying, and trust me when I say that all Dreamers wish for the same thing, but it's not that simple. And we have to take what we can get. And what DACA provides are just basic fundamentals. I genuinely hope that you could understand that.

[@tenorira]

Javier A. Juarez so what you are saying is that Mexico sucks?

[@resolve9872]

YOUR OUT TOO!! MEXICO WILL PAY THE WALL!!

[@chobitlove02]

The Theory suzy catipiller You are so ignorent. Have you seen what ppl go through in other countries. All the deaths They have you see. How poor their country are and dont have anything to eat. How bad their medical is, and die only from a cold. Immigrants come to the unite states for a better life. Not only for them, but for their family. Let me remind you, the only who are trully originaly from here are the Native Americans. To remind you, not only mexicans are the ones illegal, its all over the world.

[@resolve9872]

TRUMP SAID " MEXICO WILL PAY THE WALL! " THAT IS TRUMP PROMISES.

[@suzycatipiller821]

Chobitlove02-There is no entitlement. If you come into this country, you need to do it legally. We had no Sanctuary Cities before this mess. We do not have open borders and if you overstay your visa and not bother to renew it, then out you go. I have American Indian heritage and I agree with another comment on here that we need to support people who our country has ignored for a long long time instead of people who broke the law in entering this country. We cannot continue to support the whole world or our country will no longer be a safe place and we will end up like the countries people are trying to escape from. I have an idea. How about protesting in your own country and make changes there. Hispanics are normally the ones who are protesting and who are complaining about our laws and who break them.

[@resolve9872]

JUST PAY THE WALL!! NO MORE DACA!

[@MsAllyStrange]

@@resolve9872 so, like...where's your precious wall ?? BWAHHAHHAHA :)

[@armandocedillo2218]

DACA's biggest problem for me is in the granting of work authorization to unauthorized foreign nationals. It's one thing to say we're going to de-prioritize their repatriation, it's another to give them work permits.

[@lucerito0511]

That's because they aren't foreign nationals as if they are fresh off the boat. DACA recipients have been in the U.S. for years, decades. It's part of their requirement.

[@elperro5]

Daca recipients have more friends in the USA than you

[@armandocedillo2218]

@@elperro5 That may or may not be true - doesn't alter the fact that they are border hoppers.

[@elperro5]

@@armandocedillo2218 lol wow okay Arm-and-duh

[@armandocedillo2218]

@@elperro5 You're kind of dim -aren't you.

[@lynnentler5725]

how is it you're going to school here at all because when my son was little and I'm an American citizen by the way I had to have a Social Security number for him to go to school he had to have shots to go to school how is it that you are going to school and working and going to college and you don't have a Social Security number that you steal somebody's identity

[@iamonlymeee]

lynn Entler if you are a DACA recipient it gave you a work permit, essentially it was an ID number similar to a ssn that allowed them to use it towards higher education or finding jobs. Some schools don’t require an ssn to be presented but no matter who you are they always ask for shots.

[@xxairbornexx4499]

You can go to school without a ssn. There was even a supreme. Court decision a whole back allowing anyone to go to school even if you don't have a ssn

[@angelabolin8300]

In regards to school's this has made our school's over crowed and they are sending illegals to our own children's schools and focing the American homeowners to foot the bill. American school's should be for America children. I blame the parents they knew the conquenses for breaking our laws but they did not respect this country or our laws. End of story teach your children there is a right and wrong way to do things.

[@6789uiop]

Republican baby jails

[@Americanwarrior-j1m]

Yup he's a dreamer alright he thinks America is his Country 😂