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Finding our Voice and Defining our Undocumented Story | Axel Ramos | TEDxDuke

When the national debate on immigration hits home and fellow students get detained or deported, what can some high school students do? In this continuous struggle of acceptance versus exclusion of immigrants, much is at stake for immigrants themselves and many go through a journey of finding their political voice and power despite having little to no protection against immigration enforcement. In order to change the immigration law and policies, grassroots efforts within our own community are necessary to change the culture about how we see migrants and how we Define American. Axel Ramos is a DACA recipient from Honduras who came to the United States in 2005. Last year, he founded the Duke Define American Chapter on campus that brings together undocumented immigrants and allies in order to provide support and provide a platform for organizing. In Fall 2018, he was part of the planning committee which brought over 100 documented and undocumented young individuals to the Define American Chapters Summit. I have lived in North Carolina for over 13 years, and been in Durham for six of those, and graduated from Riverside High School, where I was heavily involved in advocacy and organizing movements in the community. This included fighting for the release of a fellow classmate who was detained for 6 months in Georgia. He is a Junior majoring in Economics and Sociology, a Golden Door Scholar, North Carolina Latinx 20 under 20 list maker and community leader. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx