Markos and Lily at Netroots Nation
Lily sat down with Markos Moulistas founder of DailyKos and had a frank, open and compelling conversation about the Dream Act, politics, organizing and how activists and educators can make a difference in their communities and in the nation.
The Dream Act would allow undocumented students with good character to obtain conditional permanent resident status after high school graduation, and then apply for citizenship if they successfully graduate from college or join the military.
Brought here as children, the United States is the only country they call home. Even though they have the same dreams as other American children, and have excelled in school, they live in the shadows of society, unable to work and put their years of schooling to use.
Here are some of the video highlights and check out the tweets!
And yes, this is how it comes together behind the scenes:
This was a great talk. I loved the way Lily framed it, and I thought Markos and Lily were excellent together on this topic… even if he does have a potty mouth.
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