{"id":16428,"date":"2018-02-14T13:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=16428"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:53:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:53:46","slug":"waitwhat-dreamers-threaten-self-deport-congress-doesnt-pass-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/02\/14\/waitwhat-dreamers-threaten-self-deport-congress-doesnt-pass-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait\u2026What? DREAMers Threaten to \u201cSelf-Deport\u201d if Congress Doesn\u2019t Pass Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI will leave.\u00a0 I will leave America as soon as possible,\u201d says 19-year-old Alex Velez, who along with her sister Daniela are DACA recipients. \u201cI want to be able to leave on my terms.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to be waiting for anyone to come for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16431 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SElfDeportation1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SElfDeportation1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SElfDeportation1-100x56.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SElfDeportation1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SElfDeportation1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alex and Daniela <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/07\/news\/economy\/daca-deal-dreamers\/index.html?sr=twCNN020718economy1107AMStory\">tell CNN<\/a> they plan to move to Ecuador, where both are citizens. \u201cAt least we will feel safe with family by our side,\u201d says Alex.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that illegal aliens would decide to return home voluntarily if they could not benefit from remaining here illegally is one that FAIR has talked about for some time.\u00a0 \u00a0If people can be discouraged because they will not benefit from breaking the law or the possibility of deportation, why would we give them reasons to stay in the country?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Velez is a Dreamer. She says she will leave the U.S. if a DACA deal isn\u2019t reached. \u201cNot having citizenship &#8230; it&#39;s not something that&#39;s going to define me. Being illegal isn&#39;t defining me.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hIZpE4QFg\">https:\/\/t.co\/6hIZpE4QFg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zlqto1bJEy\">pic.twitter.com\/zlqto1bJEy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNMoney\/status\/961667879430213634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alex and Daniela both came into the U.S. as children and have since benefited immensely from DACA.\u00a0 Daniela even earned two associates\u2019 degrees from Rowan College in New Jersey and say she\u2019s adamant that she will put those skills to good use in her country of origin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing I\u2019ve learned is my talent and my skills are mine,\u201d says Daniela. \u201cIt will be hard to start life again, but we will not stay the rest of 2018 in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When President Trump decided to end the DACA program last year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged DACA recipients to use the time left on their work authorizations to prepare for their departure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px; 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