Prominent Nevada DREAMer endorsing Clinton
Astrid Silva, a prominent immigration activist whose close relationship to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid put her in the middle of the Dream Act and executive action fights, told BuzzFeed News she is endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Silva, now 27, marveled at how far immigration activists have come since 2008, when her and her mother watched Obama's rallies through a fence because they thought they couldn’t get in or volunteer because they were undocumented. Now, both Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders have hired well-known DREAMers to their campaigns.
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"Although it was tempting to fall for what basically amounted to an immigration activist’s wish list, we owed it to our families to support a realistic and achievable approach to fixing our immigration system," Silva wrote.
"Allowing ourselves to be swept up by appealing but ultimately empty promises is a luxury our loved ones cannot afford," she continued. "Here in Nevada, we understand how the legislative process works, and we prefer real, tangible results over lofty goals that are impossible to reach."
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