The world already is uncertain for college grads. For Dreamers, who are awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision on their status in the country, it’s even more unsure.
If it was a normal graduation, Indira Islas may have been speaking from a podium. She’d probably feel her parents watching her, but their faces would blur in the crowd.
TheDream.US students have faced more hardship than the average graduate. They’re graduating into what might be the worst economy since the Depression, just like everyone else. But they also have to worry about their lives being ripped away at any moment. One of her favorite photos is from when she was only a few years old: She’s sitting on a folding table with her dad’s white coat lying on a chair next to her. She’s fiddling with his stethoscope, curious to figure out how it works.“I want to continue the dream that my parents couldn’t continue,” she said.
Things are tough right now, and we want to help you get through it. Sign up for our Staying Apart, Together newsletterOn Nov. 8, 2016, she cried in that same lounge with her friends after learning the country had elected a president who wanted to deport them. She said she remembers trying to study her algebra textbook through the tears.
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