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Areli is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient Flashcards

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When evening came, she sat around a noisy table and ate mounds of tortillas and pollo con frijoles for supper - her favorite.

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At Abuela’s house, Saturdays were filled with family and sunshine.

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“It’s your mama and papa,” said Abuela.

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“From America!”

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“Hola, mi nina,” said Mama.

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“Did you get the toys we sent you?” asked Papa.

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Papa always asked about the toys.

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“Gracias, Mama. Gracias, Papa.”

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Areli is a dreamer

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Mama and Papa had been away so long, they felt like strangers.

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“When are you coming home?” she asked.

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She knew the answer.

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“Oh, mija, we can’t come back to Mexico,” said Mama.

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“We’re trying to get you here to America. With us.”

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“Your mama and I dream of the day we will all be together,” said Papa.

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Areli is a dreamer

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“We will send for you soon. I promise.”

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“Mama and Papa think about us all the time,” he said.

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“They’re working hard, mija,” Abuela siad,” for all of us. They want us to have a better life.”

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Abuela had told her the answer many times.

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” You were born here, so it’s harder for you.”

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“How hard?”

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Abuela didn’t answer.

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“Your mama and papa want you all to be together. As a family.”

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But they weren’t all together as a family that year.

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Or Dia delos Muertos.

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Or even Navidad.

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But she already knew.

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Areli is a dreamer

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“I’m going to Nueva York!”

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Areli is a dreamer

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He flashed her a big grin and gave her a drawing of the two of them in the yard with the chickens.

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Areli is a dreamer

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“So you won’t forget us,” he said.

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Areli is a dreamer

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A few days later, he was gone.

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She was so proud to be at school!

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Areli is a dreamer

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She learned to tie her shoes and write the letters of the alphabet.

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Areli is a dreamer

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She played al escondite with her new friends.

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She barely thought of Nueva York at all…until the day Abuela greeted her with tears in her eyes.

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“Your mama and papa are sending someone to take you to New York.

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“I want to stay here with you! And my friends. And my home.

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Areli is a dreamer

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To live with them at last.”

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Areli is a dreamer

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Abuela’s voice was shaking.

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Areli is a dreamer

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Please don’t make me go, Abuela.”

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“If I could take care of you here, I would, my sweet.

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But I am old, and there is no future for you in Mexico.

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You don’t understand now, but someday you will.”

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The next Saturday night’s dinner was very sad.

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She said goodbye to her friends.

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She said goodbye to the mountains and the chickens.

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“I’ll never forget you,” she said.

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They held each other very tightly.

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“This man is a friend of your mama and papa, and he will take you to America,” Abuela said.

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Areli is a dreamer

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The man was a stranger to her.

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Then she left for her new country.

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Her hair was a different color, and it was curly.

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Papa had lines around his eyes.

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They held each other for a long time.

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Everything in New York was bigger and faster and noisier than in the mountains.

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It wasn’t home at all.

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She couldn’t speak English, and when she tried, the words came out all wrong.

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She made friends with the other girls who could speak Spanish.

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But she couldn’t stop kids from teasing her.

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“She’s so backward!”

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“Her mom cleans my house. She’s our maid!”

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She had never felt this way before.

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“Illegal means against the law,” her mother began.

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“Of course you’re not,” said her mother.

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“But you were born in Mexico.

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So even though you are growing up here in America, you are not a citizen of this country.”

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“I hope so, mija. I hope so.”

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Her mother wouldn’t say anything else.

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“If you’re a citizen, you can do whatever Americans do,” he said.

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She wasn’t sure she wanted to hear the answer.

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He wouldn’t look at her. “Without us.”

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But she knew she should stay quiet about her first home in Mexico.

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She did not want to be sent back to Mexico all by herself.

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She did not want to break the law just by being who she was.

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It wasn’t easy.

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By second grade, she could count by fives.

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In third grade, she learned about the Constitution.

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By fourth grade, she could write a book report and read it aloud.

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Now she spoke English like any other girl from America.

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She played jump-rope games and watched TV shows.

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They rode the F train all the way to Coney Island, where she saw the ocean for the first time.

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Every Fourth of July, she was mesmerized by the fireworks in the sky.

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She was a New Yorker.

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They got on a boat and sailed into the Hudson River.

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“More than twelve million immigrants passed through here on their way to America,” said the tour guide.

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“Almost every one of us has family that came to this country from a foreign land.”

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She pictured the millions of other people who had made the long journey to America, and how Lady Liberty welcomed them with ther shining torch.

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She did not feel illegal.

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She felt like she was part of something very big.

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On Saturday, she called her abuela in Mexico.

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“Are you working hard?” Abuela asked.

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She told Abuela all about Ellis island.

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“Those immigrants are part of America.

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Remember when you said I might have a brighter future here, Abuela?”

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I think I understand now. And I think you were right.

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She might be a writer and tell her story.

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She might be a teacher to help children who found themselves in this new land.

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“Someday, I will.”

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Areli is a dreamer

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