Jasmine Garst

He has legal immigration status. And S says she told her dad... I'm driving out there. I'm driving to Vegas because if we get deported, you can get the kids quick. And S's dad talked her out of it. He said, listen, it's a 30 plus hour drive. You guys can't hurt. And he advised her to take the kids to get their U.S. passport.

He has legal immigration status. And S says she told her dad... I'm driving out there. I'm driving to Vegas because if we get deported, you can get the kids quick. And S's dad talked her out of it. He said, listen, it's a 30 plus hour drive. You guys can't hurt. And he advised her to take the kids to get their U.S. passport.

He has legal immigration status. And S says she told her dad... I'm driving out there. I'm driving to Vegas because if we get deported, you can get the kids quick. And S's dad talked her out of it. He said, listen, it's a 30 plus hour drive. You guys can't hurt. And he advised her to take the kids to get their U.S. passport.

And then if you get taken or if you decide to leave to self-deport, at least they have passports. That's exactly what they did. But for now, are they staying put? Yes. For now, they're staying put. But they told me it is an ongoing conversation.

And then if you get taken or if you decide to leave to self-deport, at least they have passports. That's exactly what they did. But for now, are they staying put? Yes. For now, they're staying put. But they told me it is an ongoing conversation.

And then if you get taken or if you decide to leave to self-deport, at least they have passports. That's exactly what they did. But for now, are they staying put? Yes. For now, they're staying put. But they told me it is an ongoing conversation.

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.