Today is #NationalNursesDay.
Nearly 30,000 #DACA recipients are frontline healthcare workers fighting the #COVID19 pandemic.
These #ImmigrantHealthHeroes are caring for our communities every single day — we must protect them. Here are their stories 👇
Hina came to the US at the age of 10 when her sister needed life-saving medical treatment.
Today she's helping her community survive the #COVID19 crisis as a registered nurse while dealing w/ added stress due to the uncertainty of #DACA. #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere
"There are thousands of DACA recipients that are health care workers...and in the midst of COVID-19, you really need every single one of them. And DACA allows those individuals like myself to work." — @hina_nav #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere silive.com/coronavirus/20…
“We are fighting on the front lines while still worried about whether we will continue to have the opportunity to do so or whether we will be on the next deportation list,” — @hina_nav #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…
“This is very difficult...Everybody's getting more anxious about it,” Daniel a registered nurse and #DACA recipient in northern New Jersey who lives in fear that he may infect his wife and parents. #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
“I would like to ask the government to keep me here,” Rony, a registered nurse and #TPS holder working in the COVID-19 unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida. He cares for three patients per day that need continuous monitoring. #NationalNursesDay nbcmiami.com/news/local/loc…
Dr. Roxana Chicas is a Ph.D. nursing graduate who calls #TPS her "lifeline." It allowed her to fulfill her dream of serving her community through health services and now she's training future generations of nurses in Georgia. #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere allongeorgia.com/georgia-opinio…
“I love what I do, and I’m good at it,” — Ana, a #DACA recipient working 12-hour shifts as a nurse in the intensive care unit of a community hospital in California. Her status is in the back of her mind every single day as she fights #COVID19. #HomeIsHere washingtonpost.com/immigration/dr…
"We want to be on the front lines helping out. That’s what we came to America to do. Our parents brought us when we were young...it’s a home we want to keep healthy and protect." — Luisana, Colorado #DACA recipient and healthcare worker. #NationalNursesDay summitdaily.com/news/summit-co…
"I’m going to keep fighting for my dream of being a nurse. This is my home, this is my country, " — Paola, a #DACA healthcare worker in Massachusetts, who recently saw her first #COVID19 patient and is currently saving money to finish her nursing degree. bostonglobe.com/2020/03/28/opi…
The Trump Administration should immediately extend work authorization and deportation protections for #DACA recipients so DACA healthcare workers can continue fighting #COVID19. Their #HomeIsHere! #NationalNursesDay fwd.us/news/fwd-us-st…
Meet Anna, a #DACA recipient who came to the US when she was 7 years old. She's now a pediatric ICU nurse in Vegas who loves her patients.
"I’ll keep fighting for Dreamers—my colleagues should do the same," — @SenCortezMasto #NationalNursesDay #HomeIsHere
"If they decide to get rid of #DACA, everything that I worked hard for is going to disappear. And I love working as a nurse," — Josue, an emergency room nurse from Texas. His #HomeIsHere. #NationalNursesDay
Read's @nachoaguilar's @TexasTribune piece here:
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