Jasmine Garst

There is a tremendous climate of fear, but I've also found a lot of resistance in communities of people organizing and taking a stand. And when you invited me to talk about that big picture, you know, that big picture, I've been thinking about social mobility, about whose kids get to move forward, whose kids get to go to school without fear. whose kids get prenatal care.

There is a tremendous climate of fear, but I've also found a lot of resistance in communities of people organizing and taking a stand. And when you invited me to talk about that big picture, you know, that big picture, I've been thinking about social mobility, about whose kids get to move forward, whose kids get to go to school without fear. whose kids get prenatal care.

There is a tremendous climate of fear, but I've also found a lot of resistance in communities of people organizing and taking a stand. And when you invited me to talk about that big picture, you know, that big picture, I've been thinking about social mobility, about whose kids get to move forward, whose kids get to go to school without fear. whose kids get prenatal care.

And so on this really sunny spring day, this group Siembra, they were out canvassing in this trailer park. And my dinner host, Jose, was there. And at this canvassing event, I met one of the activists. Her name is El. We're dropping her last name because... You know, she's concerned about repercussions for her activism.

And so on this really sunny spring day, this group Siembra, they were out canvassing in this trailer park. And my dinner host, Jose, was there. And at this canvassing event, I met one of the activists. Her name is El. We're dropping her last name because... You know, she's concerned about repercussions for her activism.

And so on this really sunny spring day, this group Siembra, they were out canvassing in this trailer park. And my dinner host, Jose, was there. And at this canvassing event, I met one of the activists. Her name is El. We're dropping her last name because... You know, she's concerned about repercussions for her activism.

She's an immigrant from Mexico, and in her free time, she volunteers to talk to U.S.-born children of immigrants about going to college. So I'm, like, following her around as she's knocking on people's doors. It's the most important thing she said, that they go to school. They have to go to school. And she said, yeah, times are very scary, but... You know what's really scary?

She's an immigrant from Mexico, and in her free time, she volunteers to talk to U.S.-born children of immigrants about going to college. So I'm, like, following her around as she's knocking on people's doors. It's the most important thing she said, that they go to school. They have to go to school. And she said, yeah, times are very scary, but... You know what's really scary?

She's an immigrant from Mexico, and in her free time, she volunteers to talk to U.S.-born children of immigrants about going to college. So I'm, like, following her around as she's knocking on people's doors. It's the most important thing she said, that they go to school. They have to go to school. And she said, yeah, times are very scary, but... You know what's really scary?

Just last Friday, she says, I was knocking on doors just like this. I was trying to get kids to fill out college financial aid applications. And these kids told me they didn't want to. Because what if asking for financial aid makes their parents, who are undocumented, a target? I don't want us to just be people who clean and wash dishes. I want us to move forward.

Just last Friday, she says, I was knocking on doors just like this. I was trying to get kids to fill out college financial aid applications. And these kids told me they didn't want to. Because what if asking for financial aid makes their parents, who are undocumented, a target? I don't want us to just be people who clean and wash dishes. I want us to move forward.

Just last Friday, she says, I was knocking on doors just like this. I was trying to get kids to fill out college financial aid applications. And these kids told me they didn't want to. Because what if asking for financial aid makes their parents, who are undocumented, a target? I don't want us to just be people who clean and wash dishes. I want us to move forward.

I want us to be doctors and teachers, to be great. You know, when I go to a hospital, she says, and I see a doctor, and he's a Latino, I feel this joy. I think we're going to make it to the top. Algún día, muy pronto.

I want us to be doctors and teachers, to be great. You know, when I go to a hospital, she says, and I see a doctor, and he's a Latino, I feel this joy. I think we're going to make it to the top. Algún día, muy pronto.

I want us to be doctors and teachers, to be great. You know, when I go to a hospital, she says, and I see a doctor, and he's a Latino, I feel this joy. I think we're going to make it to the top. Algún día, muy pronto.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

In the days after President Donald Trump's inauguration, as rumors of immigration raids in Chicago started to swirl, Roy, a second grade public school teacher in the city, says he noticed a shift.

In the days after President Donald Trump's inauguration, as rumors of immigration raids in Chicago started to swirl, Roy, a second grade public school teacher in the city, says he noticed a shift.