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Welcome Karla Estrada (@undocutravelers) to this week\u2019s Immigration MIC (California Edition!)\n\nEpisode: \u201cAfter DACA, it\u2019s like we (the movement) stopped fighting\u201d\n\nIn this two hour conversation we discuss: \n\n\U0001f535Karla talks about her identity, and how she struggles internally with her family\u2019s lineage\n\n\U0001f534Having been born premature, along with financial struggles, being the factors that led to her family migrating to the US.\n\n\u26ab\ufe0fThe challenges of growing up with her parents working, and her and her brother experiencing abusive behavior from their hired caretaker. \n\n\U0001f535Her love for theater in school, being able to touch people by playing different characters, and her favorite play (Les Miserables)\n\n\U0001f534The moment that she first experienced shame for her immigration status: a counselor that told her she should \u201cgo back to Mexico\u201d instead of going to college. \n\n\u26ab\ufe0fAttending community college, and finding a community of other undocumented students, and collectively pioneering a growing movement in 2009. \n\n\U0001f535The transition from the \u201cDREAMer\u201d narrative, to disruptive actions after the failure of the passage of the DREAM Act in 2010. \n\n\U0001f534Creating the first known step by step online guide to Advance Parole (which thousands have benefited from since), and her amazing experience of studying abroad in Italy. \n\n\u26ab\ufe0f\u201cAfter DACA passed, we stopped fighting. A lot of people retired, and came back when Trump was about to be elected.\u201d\n\n\U0001f535Her work in asylum efforts, and how the current administration\u2019s policy changes are damaging structures/ programs, impacting thousands of refugees. \n\nAnd much, much, much more, you need to hear!