On Jan. 25th, Trump signed two executive orders to build a wall along the US–Mexico border and strip funding for sanctuary cities. He also plans to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.
In response to this, Huffington Post Latino Voices put out a call for pro-immigrant stories using the hashtag #ImAlreadyHome.
We want to hear from you! Share your photos using the hashtag #ImAlreadyHome
This is what people had to say:
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I'm an immigrant, son of a farmworker, & honored to serve as a U.S. Congressman. We should all have this opportunit… https://t.co/7CNWWKUE0p
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Came to the US with $127 dollars to their name and not one word of English so that I could reach the stars.… https://t.co/B43qzjQ8nT
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My parents left it all in Peru 🇵🇪washed dishes and cleaned houses/offices so we could have the opportunities we do… https://t.co/jWqnyXAkEc
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They sacrificed their careers,left behind family, and have done nothing but work to make sure I had a better life… https://t.co/iV6pter27x
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my grandpa came to the states working in fields and only learned English through donated comics. Now I get to draw comics. #ImAlreadyHome
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My mom-in-law left a tiny Honduras village 48 years ago 2 raise 3 kids alone in NOLA & run her biz. #ImAlreadyHome
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Worked in the CA CV fields next to my parents. Earned a BA, MS..have taught 100's of children to read.… https://t.co/EbTNRarpvI
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My parents built themselves from the ground up. Raised me to work hard & have strong core values. #ImAlreadyHome… https://t.co/yRxXA6Nmuz
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Citizenship is more than laws, papers, where you're born. Citizenship is how you show up for other people. I am citizen and #ImAlreadyHome
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My dad is a Mexican immigrant who risked it all 2 live & raise a family here +start his own business.He makes Ameri… https://t.co/SZhKPaKNb3
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My single mom fled the civil war in El Salvador (80s) & came to America, survived DV& raised 2 1st gen daughters successfully #imalreadyhome
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Thank you mami for your sacrifices, so that I can realize our American dream #ImAlreadyHome
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My mother raised 4 kids on her own. 3 went to college, the other serves in the @USMC She works helping the communi… https://t.co/TysY1bUNib
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My dad and my family immigrated here from Venezuela and he went from vacuuming cars to having his own office in nyc #ImAlreadyHome
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Immigrated from Mexico; factory/field laborers to college educated giving back to the community in education & eng… https://t.co/kMbjillayy
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My family left Cuba and Nicaragua to escape communist regimes. They're the hardest working AMERICANS I know… https://t.co/u1IKxVKkRR
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My single mother from Mexico put all three of us through college. Her dignity & hardworking rhetoric make this coun… https://t.co/10iqYLQM7x
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My grandfather, Afro-cuban immigrant. Came to play baseball in a racist south. Refused to allow segregation defeat… https://t.co/0UuhrFjQCv
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Parents emigrated from DR in the 60's, him an auto worker for GM, her a seamstress in factories. Raised 3 proud Ame… https://t.co/p6M4N4XJzH