Leadership Council, Scholar

"I've had DACA since 2012. I've been undocumented since 2001. And I'm 31 years old and I want to have peace of mind and live a normal life."

Creative Writing Class, Educator, Leadership Council, Staff

"I wanted to get a second opinion because I hoped the first attorney had overlooked something. Or maybe things had changed. I'm so happy that I did get a second opinion because I learned that I had a potential remedy through political asylum."

Creative Writing Class, Educator, Leadership Council, Staff

"Immigrants Rising to me is a community that will welcome you with open arms and support you even through your most difficult moments."

Educator, Leadership Council, Partner

"Our students saw how power operates and how they could have a voice."

Creative Writing Class, Leadership Council, Legal Services Team, Program Participant, Staff

"People can still succeed in their education and careers, despite all the negative policies around us."

Educator, Leadership Council, Partner

"Supporting undocumented students is a human rights issue, one that every decent American should believe in."

Donor/Supporter, Leadership Council, Partner

"Immigrant youth have rarely accepted ‘no’ for an answer."

Donor/Supporter, Leadership Council

"This community really is there for everyone, lifting each other up, and wholly accepting the challenges and strengths of each person."

Donor/Supporter, Leadership Council

"There are all these passionate, articulate young adults who are working toward a better world despite all the challenges put in front of them."

Leadership Council, Staff

"So many undocumented young people live with honor, resilience, and integrity in the midst of significant uncertainty and inequity."

Donor/Supporter, Leadership Council

"Learning about the fears of undocumented immigrants felt personal and visceral. This is about all of us."

Leadership Council, Scholar

"The atmosphere here allowed me to be free, allowed me to be myself, allowed me to be vulnerable and speak my own voice."

Creative Writing Class, Leadership Council, Staff

"It changed my own perspective of myself; I felt a sense of empowerment that I didn't have before."

Educator, Leadership Council, Partner

"This is a place for compassionate human possibility -- where no person is illegal, where our students are valued and loved for their intrinsic human dignity."