STOP Alonso's Deportation!

We write to humbly request that you take action to immediately halt the deportation of our friend and community member Jorge-Alonso Chehade.

Alonso was brought to the United States from Peru when he was 14 years old. Eight years later, He is being deported for reasons we cannot comprehend. On March 14, 2009, Alonso and a friend went to visit some friends at Western Washington University and rather than driving back home late at night they decided to stay at their friends' place. The next morning, not being familiar with the area they took a wrong turn on the highway. By the time they noticed they were heading north rather than south, there was one more exit to turn around before the border. This was blocked by construction which left them no choice except to enter Canada and turn around behind the port of entry to return to the United States. Alonso was stopped by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and when it was discovered that he was undocumented, he was arrested and jailed for 2 weeks. Alonso is set to be deported soon to a country that he barely knows.

Alonso has lived in the United States for 8 years. He has never had any problems with the law. All he ever wanted to do was to go to school, work, have a normal life and help others. Unfortunately because of our broken immigration system Alonso is being prevented from continuing his life and career path after he graduated from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.  It would be a disservice to both him and to our country's values to deport him.

We urge you to immediately take action to stop the deportation of Alonso by singing the petition below.

We, as leaders and allies to the grassroots youth movement: 1- UNDERSTAND that Alonso’s story is just one of numerous others, and we should not have to save each one of them case by case, because unfortunately, many end up falling through the cracks. 2- RECOGNIZE the urgency in passing a private bill that would allow this American to stay in the country where he has been shaped. 3- WILL PUSH for the enactment of the DREAM Act (H.R.1751 and S.729) now!. It is the key piece of legislation and it is of utmost importance to millions of undocumented students like Alonso currently living in the shadows. 4- DEMAND a meeting with the Department of Homeland Security to halt all deportations of those eligible for the DREAM Act. If we continue our ruthless raids and senseless deportations, the DREAM Act will not be able to save those who need it most.

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Thank you for your support. With your help we can stop this injustice that is happeninng accross our great country to many deserving individuals. For more ways to take action and help these AMERICAN leaders you can go here http://www.dreamactivist.org/ 

0-25 of 3209 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Location	Comment:
3209	January 28, 2010	ana villalobos	los Angeles, CA
3208	January 28, 2010	krisztina percze	Debrecen	dont deport him, this is so unfair.
3207	January 13, 2010	Gloria Campos	Los Angeles, CA	Give him a chance to give back (even more than he already has) to the country he now considers home.
3206	January 06, 2010	Alberto Cubilla	Sparks , NV
3205	January 05, 2010	Guido Pozo	Charlotte, NC
3204	January 01, 2010	Samantha Osborne	Yankton, SD
3203	December 31, 2009	Cynthia Bajema	Redmond, WA
3202	December 30, 2009	Rolf Wagner	Orlando, FL	Halt all deportations of those eligible for the DREAM Act.
3201	December 26, 2009	miguel portillo	el mirage, AZ	stop alonso's deportation,he deserves to stay and make his dreams a reality
3200	December 22, 2009	Alyssa Martin	Chicago, IL	Deportation of students who were brought here at a young age and want to contribute to the progress of the country, is WRONG!!
3199	December 10, 2009	Sandra Ovalle-Gomez	Austin, TX
3198	December 07, 2009	Fabiana Lucero	miami, FL
3197	December 06, 2009	Cristina Posadas	Chicago, IL
3196	December 06, 2009	Adriana Cruz	Orange, CA
3195	December 03, 2009	Iain Thomas	Parker, CO
3194	November 23, 2009	Adrian Gonzalez	Anaheim, CA
3193	November 23, 2009	Tony Huang	Waianae, HI
3192	November 21, 2009	Mel Kang	Seattle, WA	Senator Cantwell: Please introduce a private bill on behalf of Alonso. Deporting students that are now ready to make a positive contribution to their communities make no sense.
3191	November 21, 2009	Paul Sabovik	Lynnwood, WA
3190	November 21, 2009	Alicia Carruth	Lynnwood, WA
3189	November 20, 2009	Mirta Fox	Bellmore, NY
3188	November 19, 2009	Winnie Corral	Everett, WA	Awful situation for this young man to be in.
3187	November 19, 2009	Nerlie Walter	Las Vegas, NV
3186	November 18, 2009	Alvaro Bustillos	Bayonne , NJ	This is called the land of opportunity, is it not?, why shall he be deported for a sin that at the time he was not conscious about. Believing in the American Dream will lead for this DREAM ACT to be the solution, not only for him, but for millions of children who don't deserve to face this issue.
3185	November 18, 2009	Hazel Zelaya	New Orleans, LA	LET HIM STAY!

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