We see you

Good morning elementary, middle, and high school students.

We see you.

Immigrants, illegal and legal.

We see you.

Boys and girls.

We see you.

Our country stood up last night and gave the middle finger to the systems. A sort of rebellion that deeply hurt many of you.

Some of you risked your little lives to make it here, to get educated here, to make a great life for yourself.

We see you. We love you. We support you.

 

I'm sorry, you feel fear now. I'm sorry our country has disappointed you. 

You told me you are still waiting on your green card, that you don't want to have to leave America.

We see you.

You are building a beautiful future for yourselves.  This is a chance to learn more about honoring a leader who does not appear to understand your life.

We will teach you how to stand up for yourself and speak out about equality, compassion, and love.  Your sense of self-efficacy will grow through this experience. You will rise.

We see you.

We want to give you the future you deserve.
Every child deserves safety. 

We will work hard to rebuild faith, hope, and peace here in America.  A place built on safety, a place built for people needing asylum. A place where diversity has made us who we are.

One election can not and will not change who I am and everything my country stands for. I will stand with you. 

Good morning America, we are still strong and through this, we will become stronger.
We are diverse. We will learn how to live together in peace and strengthen each other through this.

We are all a bunch of immigrants looking for freedom and safety. That's what it means to be American, it still does.

We will ask good questions, learn respect in the face of agonizing pain, and remember we are all human. We will give each other a chance. We all have our story.  We are all doing the best we can for ourselves and our family.

We see you.