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From YouTube: Support Dream and Promise Act Rally
Description
Mayor Walsh, Senator Ed Markey, and dozens of Bostonians gather at City Hall Plaza in favor the Dream and Promise Act. This event offers an opportunity to support federal legislation that would give permanent immigration status to DREAMers and TPS holders.
A
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today,
members
of
the
press,
mera
members,
we
are
so
honored
to
have
with
us
senator
Markey,
congressman
McGovern,
congressman
woman,
Clarke
and
Mayor
Walsh
will
join
us
in
a
few
in
a
few
minutes.
Congresswoman
Presley
couldn't
make
it
due
to
a
scheduling
conflict,
but
we're
happy
to
have
her
staff
here
with
us.
I
also
would
like
to
acknowledge
a
few
of
the
Mira
members
who
are
here
with
us.
A
1199,
SEIU
I
didn't
see
alpha
32bj,
the
brazilian
women's
group,
Chelsea
collaborative
la
comunidad,
Haitian
American
United,
the
Irish
immigration
center
jelsa
lawyers
for
civil
rights
and
the
Massachusetts
committee,
and
many
other
friends
and
supporters.
Thank
you
so
very
much
Marty
Martinez
just
joining
us
from
Mayor
Walsh.
We
are
here
today
because
we
are
facing
a
slow-motion
humanitarian
disaster.
More
than
1
million
immigrants
who
had
been
working
and
living
legally
in
this
country
for
years
now
face
deportation.
The
only
thing
protecting
them.
It's
orders
from
federal
courts.
I
can't
say
this
enough.
A
A
And
it's
not
just
them
who
are
affected:
they
have
spouses,
they
have
children,
businesses
and
community
organizations.
They
are
valued
employees
at
our
hospitals,
our
nursing
homes,
construction
companies,
hotels,
restaurants
and
universities.
The
average
teepee
holder,
GPS
holder
from
El
Salvador,
has
been
here
over
20
years,
the
average
Haitian
over
15
years.
That
is
a
long
time.
They
have
deep
roots
in
our
communities.
Many
daca
recipients
have
been
here
for
most
of
their
lives.
To
approve
this
immigrants
from
our
communities
will
do
serious
harm
to
our
economy
and
it
would
devastate
thousands
of
families.
A
We
can't
just
rely
on
the
courts
to
keep
daca
and
TPS
alive.
The
clock
is
ticking
and
sometime
soon,
hopefully
next
year,
but
eventually
the
Supreme
Court
will
rule
in
these
cases,
and
we
don't
know
how
it
will
go.
Only
Congress
can
protect
dreamers
and
TPS
holders.
This
is
a
very,
very
important
bill.
Not
only
does
protect
her
daca
and
TPS
holders,
but
would
also
cover
people
eligible
for
these
programs,
but
not
currently
enrolled,
and
it
would
cover
a
whole
wave
of
dreamers
who
arrived
in
this
country
in
2007,
2015
and
2016.
A
A
Dreamers
were
asked
to
accept
deals
that
would
save
them
at
the
expense
of
their
own
parents.
This
bill
says
no
dreamers
and
TPS
holders.
Aren't
bargaining
chips,
they're
highly
valued
members
of
our
community.
They
deserve
to
live
here
without
fear
or
uncertainty.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do
no
trade-offs.
We
know
the
road
is
difficult,
but
we
are
here
with
members
of
Congress
with
powerful
voices
in
Congress
who
will
tell
us
about
the
direction
of
this
bill.
A
B
And
thank
you
Ava
and
thank
you
to
congressman
McGovern
congresswoman
Clark,
a
great
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
mayor
Walsh,
who
has
joined
us
and
to
all
of
the
daca
TP
s
recipients
who
are
joining
us
here
today.
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
fearless
leadership.
This
is
a
very
important
fight
to
have
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
groups
for
being
here
today
who
support
the
dream
and
promise
act.
This
coalition
represents
the
best
of
the
Commonwealth
and
the
best
of
our
country,
and
we
hear
your
call
for
justice.
B
The
Trump
administration's
reckless
decision
to
terminate
protections
for
dreamers
under
daca
and
immigrants
with
temporary
protected
status
or
the
deferred
enforcement
departure
program
has
up
and
the
lives
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
immigrants
in
their
families.
It
has
created
devastating
widespread
fear
and
uncertainty
in
the
broader
immigrant
community.
It
is
heartbreaking
to
witness
the
Trump
administration
strip
protections
away
from
people
through
our
Americans
in
every
way
that
should
matter
leaving
them
to
live
under
the
threat
of
deportation.
We
are
here
to
say
no
more.
B
We
are
here
to
say
we
must
pass
legislation
that
protects
these
families,
and
I
am
proud
that
my
Democratic
colleagues
in
the
house
are
taking
bold
action
to
create
security
and
opportunity
for
immigrants
in
the
Commonwealth
and
around
the
country.
The
dream
and
promise
Act
provides
a
permanent
legislative
solution
to
the
crisis
faced
by
daca
beneficiaries
and
immigrants
with
TPS
and
deferred
and
forced
departure.
I
strongly
support
this
bill
and
I
am
committed
to
helping
to
create
a
pathway
to
citizenship
for
every
single
one
of
these
immigrants.
B
Many
of
my
Democratic
colleagues
in
the
Senate
share
this
resolve.
We
know
that
it
will
be
an
uphill
battle
in
a
republican-controlled
Senate,
but
we
are
prepared
to
fight
tirelessly.
To
this
end,
we
are
energized.
We
are
determined
we
are
unwavering,
because
we
owe
security
and
certainty
to
the
immigrants
who
enrich
our
nation.
These
immigrants,
immigrants
are
engineers,
police
officers,
teachers
and
students,
many
in
our
great
Massachusetts
institutions
of
higher
learning
they
serve
bravely
in
our
military.
B
They
are
the
best
and
brightest
and
they
are
making
the
most
of
the
opportunities
that
the
United
States
has
always
provided
to
immigrant
communities.
We
will
not
abandon
those
who
have
given
so
much
to
our
country.
We
will
not
pick
groups
of
against
one
another.
We
will
fight
together
to
ensure
that
all
immigrant
communities
receive
the
protections
which
they
deserve.
B
This
building
is
where
the
immigration
office
is
this.
Building
this
immigration
building
should
not
represent
what
is
happening
in
our
country.
This
immigration
building
should
represent
hope,
not
hate.
This
building
should
represent
the
future
and
not
fear.
This
building
should
represent
a
welcome
and
not
worry.
It
should
be
a
dream
and
not
despair.
It
should
represent
a
promise
and
not
a
punishment.
B
That
is
why
we
are
here
today
to
ensure
that
our
voices
are
heard
from
Massachusetts
and
that
that
voice
is
heard
across
our
country
and
that
we
pass
legislation
to
protect
all
of
these
vandals.
So
let
me
turn
now
and
introduce
our
powerful
chairman
of
the
House
of
Representatives
Rules
Committee
Congressman,
Jim
McGovern.
C
We
are
also
here
to
send
a
message
to
Donald
Trump
that
we're
sick
and
tired
of
you
hate
we're,
sick
and
tired
of
your
anti-immigrant
rhetoric,
we're
sick
and
tired
of
your
bigotry.
Every
time
you
open
your
mouth
every
time
you
tweet
about
our
immigrant
community,
you
diminish
our
country.
You
betray
our
values,
the
people
that
we
are
talking
about,
the
daca
recipients
and
the
TPS
holes.
They
have
legal
status
in
this
country.
The
average
daca
recipient
came
here
when
they
were
six
years
old.
Some
of
them
now
are
in
their
20s
and
older.
C
The
average
TPS
recipient
has
been
here
for
over
22
years,
they've
been
here
legally.
If
you
have
TPS,
you
have
to
register
with
the
federal
government,
you
have
to
go
through
a
background
check
and
every
18
months.
You
have
to
do
the
same
thing.
So
not
only
are
they
complying
with
the
law
to
keep
the
status,
they
are
the
most
law-abiding
people
in
our
country.
I,
wonder
how
many
people,
the
Trump
administration
cabinet,
could
pass
a
background
check,
but
these
people
do
every
18
months.
C
So
these
are
people
we
should
we
should
value
in
our
communities.
We
should
celebrate
their
presence
here
in
our
community
and
we
should
fight
for
them
to
be
able
to
stay
here
now.
I
know
a
little
bit
about
TPS,
because
a
long
time
ago,
I
worked
for
a
congressman
named
Joe
Moakley,
who
wrote
the
TPS
statue,
the
key
word
and
temporary
protected
status
is
protected
and
people
coming
from
countries,
especially
like
El,
Salvador
and
Honduras
I,
go
on
and
on
and
on
are
fleeing.
C
The
most
violent
situations
imaginable,
the
people
coming
to
our
border
from
these
countries
are
coming
because
they're
fleeing
for
their
lives
to
take
somebody
who's
been
here
for
22
years.
Who's,
maybe
get
married,
has
kids
as
a
job
has
a
business
has
the
mortgages
say.
You're
no
longer
welcome
here
is
not
only
cruel,
it
is
unconscionable
and
we
will
not
let
that
stand.
Look.
We
are
going
to
act
on
the
dream
of
promise
act.
We
are
going
to
pass
that
in
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
senator
Markey
mentioned
I'm.
C
The
chair
of
the
Rules
Committee
I
can
bring
things
to
the
floor.
This
is
coming
to
the
floor,
for
a
vote
and
for
debate
and
we're
going
to
win
and
we're
going
to
send
it
over
to
the
Senate
where
I
know.
Senator
Markey
is
gonna
fight
hard
to
try
to
get
his
colleagues
to
bring
it
up
for
a
vote
in
the
Senate
and
I
believe
there
is
bipartisan
support
for
this
whoo-hoo.
How
could
anybody
with
a
heart
turn
their
backs
on
these
people?
C
Now,
I,
don't
know
what
the
president
would
do
if
it
came
to
his
desk
I'm,
not
sure
he
has
a
heart
when
it
comes
to
people
who
are
fleeing
violence
or
who
are
immigrants
in
our
community,
but
I'll
just
close
as
I
begin.
The
people
that
we
are
talking
about
here
are
people
that
we
should
value.
We
should
celebrate.
C
We
should
treasure
and
deserve
all
of
our
support
and
we
are
going
to
have
their
back
and
we're
going
to
fight
for
them
and
I
and
I
look
forward
in
the
not-too-distant
future
to
winning
because
I
believe.
Ultimately,
we
will
win
and
we
will
not
give
up
until
we
win.
So
thank
you
very
much
I'm
now
walking
to
introduce
my
colleague
who
is
now
a
leader
in
our
democratic
caucus
and
who
has
a
great
future
and
I'm
proud
to
serve
with
our
congresswoman
Katherine
Clark.
D
Thank
you,
Jim.
Thank
you.
It
is
so
good
to
be
here
with
Meera
and
our
other
allies
and
partners
with
Senator
Markey.
Might
my
friend
and
colleague,
Jim
McGovern
and,
of
course,
the
the
you
know,
the
ally
we
count
on
for
so
many
things,
but
the
mayor
of
Boston,
Marty,
Walsh
and
I'm
very
proud
to
be
here
with
Jose.
D
He
is
a
job
creator
in
my
district
and
in
the
Commonwealth,
and
what
we
are
here
to
celebrate
is
that
here
in
the
Commonwealth,
we're
not
about
building
walls,
we're
about
building
bridges,
and
we
are
about
recognizing
that
what
we
do
for
dreamers
and
what
we
do
for
TPS
is
what
we
do
for
our
democracy
and
that
the
two
are
tied
and
we
cannot
separate
them.
So
we
are
going
to
be
in
this
fight
and
Jim
McGovern
and
I
are
gonna.
Make
sure
that
the
dreamers
and
promise
Act
gets
passed.
D
D
We
will
get
this
through
the
house,
but
we
need
all
of
us
together
to
help
out
senator
Markey
and
his
Democratic
allies
to
make
people
understand
that
the
people
were
fighting,
for
they
are
what
makes
America
great
and
that
the
very
things
this
administration
professes
to
support
are
right
here
in
our
commune
these
people,
who
who
know
the
understanding
of
hardwork
of
being
law-abiding
of
giving
back
to
their
communities
of
creating
jobs
and
defining
what
it
means
to
have
an
American
dream.
It
is
good
for
all
of
us.
D
It
is
good
for
our
communities
when
we
push
back
together
against
these
dangerous
and
hateful
and
bigoted
policies,
we're
going
to
stick
together
and
get
this
through
the
Senate
and
we're
going
to
work
locally
on
the
state
level
and
the
federal
level
to
do
it.
Our
message
to
you
is,
we
see
you,
we
hear
you
and
we
are
going
to
work
together
to
make
sure
that
we
fix
this,
and
now
it
is
my
great
pleasure
to
introduce
the
mayor,
Boston
Marty,
Walsh,.
E
E
One
of
those
people,
I'm
gonna,
go
visit
later
on
tonight
and
say
hello
to
I,
give
her
a
kiss
because
she,
when
she
came
to
this
country,
she
came
to
this
country
because
she
want
to
earn
a
few
dollars
and
send
back
home
to
her
parents,
because
it
should
they
were
raising
six
of
our
brothers
and
sisters.
My
father,
when
he
came
to
this
country
is
one
a
13.
He
came
here
with
nothing
literally
nothing
and
when
he
came
here
to
work,
he
made
her
work
and
what
he
did
was
he
helped
build.
E
This
city
worked
in
construction
fraud,
jobs
in
downtown
and
in
Cambridge
other
places,
immigrants
built
this
country.
Maybe
there's
some
people
who
don't
want
to
understand
that
I
recognize
that,
but
every
time
you
walk
into
a
church,
there's
a
good
chance
at
that
foundation.
That
was
laid
in
that
church
was
built
by
immigrants
that
altar
that
was
built
was
built
by
immigrants.
E
The
pews
that
we
sit
in
were
built
by
immigrants,
the
people
that
supported
that
church
at
the
very
beginning,
regardless
of
the
faith
with
immigrants,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
everyone
understands
that
the
city
of
Boston
we
stand
with
our
residents.
All
of
our
residents
are
immigrants
and
all
the
people
that
are
here
I
know
we're
talking
about
TPS
and
docker
today,
but
possibly
still
are
immigrants
regardless
who
they
are
or
what
their
status
is.
We
need
to
continue
working
closely
with
Mira
and
other
organizations
to
make
sure
that
we
move
forward
now.
E
I
am
thrilled
that
congressman
McGovern
spoke
to
thank
the
congresswoman.
Clock
spoke
today
about
passing
this
true,
the
United
States
Congress,
because
that's
important-
and
we
have
two
incredible
Senate
Senators
here
in
Massachusetts-
that
we
know
where
they
stand
and
send
the
Marquise
here
today
and
they
need
a
meeting
with
Senator
Maki
couple
weeks
ago
is
in
his
office
and
we're
just
talking
about
life
and
there's
98
other
members
of
the
United
States
Senate
that
we
need
to
reach
out
to.
And
how
can
we
help
there?
E
We
can
call
our
friends
our
family
in
other
states
across
America
to
let
them
know
the
importance
of
having
their
voices
heard
in
their
cities
and
towns.
I
will
make
sure,
as
mayor
of
Boston,
the
largest
city
in
New
England,
that
our
voice
will
be
heard
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
across
the
United
States
of
America
to
let
other
United
States
senators
know
the
importance
of
making
sure
not
only
that
this
comes
for
a
vote
in
the
United
States
Senate,
but
it
actually
passes.
And
then
we
put
pressure
where
we
need
to
put
pressure.
E
Usually,
when
we
stand
outside
a
federal
building
or
a
city
building
or
a
state
building-
and
we
talk
policy,
we're
talking
about
politics,
we're
talking
about
passing
legislation-
that's
Paulette
political
and
it's
politics.
This
isn't
about
politics
today.
This
is
about
values.
Where
are
our
values
as
a
city
as
a
state
as
a
country?
That's
what
this
legislation
is
about.
E
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
politics,
it
has
everything
to
do
with
values,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
we
let
people
know
that
we're
talking
about
values
and
we're
talking
about
human
beings,
we're
talking
about
people,
we're
not
talking
about
a
grand
policy,
we're
not
talking
about
the
Affordable
Care
Act.
As
far
as
passing
even
on
debt
deals
with
people,
we're
talking
about
people,
we're
talking
about
people,
don't
live
in
the
city
of
Boston
right
now
and
all
over.
E
We
talked
about
the
slogan:
make
that
make
America
great
again.
America
has
always
been
great,
it's
always
been
great
and
we
need
to
continue
to
make
America
great,
so
people
that
are
here
can
go
to
bed
at
night
and
not
worry
about
the
future
of
their
family.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
today
and
I
want
to
thank
the
press.
E
I
want
to
take
the
press
is
here
today
because,
generally
when
we
have
a
press
conference
of
three
or
four
or
five
people
here,
sometimes
five
covering
an
event
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
covering
this
event
today,
because
it's
so
important
that
we
get
the
message
out
of
the
immigrants
that
are
standing
here
in
City
Hall
plaza
because
they
are
part
of
the
28
percent.
Most
of
them
are
part
of
the
20
percent
of
our
city
that
one
another
country
and
all
of
them
our
brothers
and
sisters
of
the
city.
A
A
F
Everyone,
my
name,
is
Jose
odious,
as
everyone
say,
I'm
a
TPS
holder,
I
mean
also
I'm,
a
small
business
owner
and
I
mean
as
been
in
leaving
the
United
States
for
the
last
for
the
past
22
years.
I
am
part
of
that.
My
community
I
am
part
of
this
country.
We
are
create
work
for
other
people.
So
how
are
we
going
to
allow
this
administration
I
said
I
work
so
hard
to
create
my
business.
F
To
achieve
my
dream,
how
we're
gonna,
let
them
to
tell
me
that
I
has
to
shut
down
my
business,
how
we're
gonna,
let
them
to
separate
my
family
I'm,
just
an
example
of
a
thousands
of
families
across
to
the
country.
We
cannot
allow
this
administration
to
do
this
to
us.
This
is
an
emergency
for
us.
We
have
until
September
9
after
September
9.
We
are
in
problems.
We
just
not
have
a
problem.
We
not
just
have
a
problem
on
that.
I
guess
also.
F
We
facing
driver
license
on
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
all
the
TPS
holders
after
September
we're
gonna
be
losing
our
driver
license
too
after
22
years
playing
by
the
rules
doing
as
what
they
told
us
to
do.
How
dare
can
tell
me
I'm
not
allowed
to
be
here
not
allowed
to
keep
raising
my
family.
They
are
American
citizens
too.
So
what
is
the
difference?
Why
can
we
ask
the
question
why
why
we
against
two
people
who
play
by
the
rules
and
we
doing
what
we
can
we
pay
taxes?
We
do
everything
we
need
to
do.
F
I,
don't
think
it's
fair
and
we
need
to
fight
for
and
respect
from
our
senator
to
be
a
champion
and
pass
this
legislation
and
also
the
Congress.
They
need
to
be
a
champion.
That's
what
it
was
back
from
Massachusetts.
That's
why
we've
been
meeting
all
then
across
the
country
and
that's
why
we
decide
as
a
part
of
the
TPS
community
of
Massachusetts,
we
are
being
organized
in
across
the
country.
We
have
around
60
communities
across
the
country
in
32
states
to
reach
all
those
Congress
and
Senator
for
all
different
states
to
tall
tall
them.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
Karina,
I
am
20
years
old
and
I'm,
currently
attending
Lesley
University
as
a
sophomore
and
I
am
planning
to
be
an
education
teacher,
so
I'm
gonna,
double
major
in
early
ed
in
psychology
and
I
am
here
today.
Well,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
being
here
and
supporting
us
and
standing
with
us.
G
I
just
want
to
say
that
it's
been
such
a
pleasure
working
with
advocacy
working
with
Mira
working
with
Tim
there's
a
lot
of
organization
sustained
v
and
with
us
and
I
came
here
to
the
United
States
when
I
was
four
I
am
under
daca.
Now
I
came
from
Honduras
with
my
mom,
my
dad
has
TPS
and
he
came
when
in
1999,
because
there
was
a
earthquake
in
Honduras
and
like
many
also
like,
because
I
was
saying,
there's
a
lot
of
examples.
I
am
one
of
them.