DACA recipients blocked Disneyland entrance ~DesertLotus

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-disneyland-daca-protest-20180122-story.html

Beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and their allies temporarily blocked a vehicle entrance to Disneyland on Monday, just as the Senate reached an agreement to end the government shutdown brought on in part by a stalemate over the young immigrants' future.

The DACA recipients, commonly called Dreamers, stood in a crosswalk at South Harbor Boulevard around 10 a.m. and blocked buses from entering the Anaheim theme park. The 15 protesters were quickly removed by law enforcement officers and were relocated to a sidewalk, where they held signs and chanted, "No dream! No deal!"

By 10:40 a.m., the protesters had left the area.

"The group is only about 20 people, who have been peaceful. Disneyland is operating as normal today," Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown said in an email.

Barbara Hernandez, a 26-year-old DACA recipient from Santa Ana, said protesting in front of Disneyland was symbolic.

"It's where dreams come true," she said. "But we're not on vacation anymore. We're still waiting for our dreams to come true."

Hernandez said she knew blocking the street could make traffic worse or cause an inconvenience for people. But disruption, she said, is something the Dreamers have become accustomed to.

"It's something we go through every day of our lives," she said. "There is always something blocking us from moving forward."

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When you have to show your perspective in a way that presents itself as a danger or inconvenience to others, you lose credibility. At least in my opinion.

If a person doesn't have a criminal history, they should be given a chance to become a legal resident of the United States. Being brought over as a child, they had no say, and don't know any other kind of life.

Those who do have a criminal record should be deported.

Thoughts?

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