Subject: President Obama's action is personal for me
From: "Astrid Silva, DREAMer" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:28:59 -0600

As a kid, I dreamed of graduating from college, and hugging my parents with my diploma in hand.

There was just one problem: I found out that I am not a citizen. My parents brought me to America when I was just four years old.

This country is the only place I've ever called home. It means everything to me. And when I learned that I was undocumented, it shattered my life.

President Obama's action on immigration offered me the chance to give back -- to do right by the law, and contribute to this country that has given me so much. And his actions last week will give that opportunity to so many people who are Americans in their hearts, but not on paper.

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=4c84a9152b4708a7c6ed90664eac4e0ed579ed78f488a02405a14a268636118a19538a686093b03c 
I know this is an issue President Obama cares deeply about and that's why I was so moved by what he had to say about it. Watch for yourself here. 

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=4c84a9152b4708a7a46ae2c7a2c4e51404909d0be40b624130c48a803cadfb8f347518800ba078cc 

This is about bringing undocumented immigrants like me out of the shadows, so that we can do right by the law and play by the rules. That's why President Obama is taking these steps -- but as he said on Friday, Congress needs to pass a comprehensive solution to fully solve this problem.

Because my brother is a citizen, my parents will have a chance to stay here and keep our family together. So for me, this is personal. But I'm not the only one: So many families will benefit.

See what the President announced last week, and please share this message with your friends and family:

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=4c84a9152b4708a7e62b38ef9c865032558e6ad80079b901b36a3b6718b1fb236a6a366c5f5105d9 
http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=4c84a9152b4708a70a204c8da75cb0b3ec07a1814099464a1723d786d380d75e01ca1d4b30da1c72 

Thank you,

Astrid Silva

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=4c84a9152b4708a7257cc5406c69add79aba99f7c4ca85ab3dd38b955c38a912b16af74d6866af2a 

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