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'DREAMers' protest Brewer's latest executive order

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    Arizona's undocumented youth air their grievances

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Even if governor Romney moderates is so harsh rhetoric from the primary campaign.

His slim hope of preventing another Obama Latino landslide.

Is not being helped by Arizona's dynamic do low sheriff Joseph Arpaio and governor Jan Brewer.

He is Craig and -- There's pledge allegiance to our -- There are Americans and their heart.

In the minds.

In every single way but one.

On paper -- Obama and amnesty plan that doesn't make them legally.

Here.

Labeling President Obama is deferred action plan nothing more than backdoor amnesty.

The governor of the Grand Canyon state posed a deeper -- for young undocumented Arizona's hoping to take advantage of the president's directive.

Brain -- Montel again I AM to anyone against -- nineteen when -- stick -- An entity Vasquez on top nineteen years old and they -- -- -- it canceled.

Many -- and certainly -- Currently wondering now in north peculiar when I was fourteen they called themselves -- -- technically illegal immigrants who know only America.

-- -- -- If I -- to be deported I would lose everything they know everything that they have.

I am a business owner here in Arizona so I can provide jobs for Americans by deporting -- you'd be stripping me of my life.

Educated and raised in the United States.

These otherwise law abiding -- initially thrilled that the prospect of legality.

Say their hopes were dashed by the governor's announcement you just wanna home and you want to belong.

I just -- acceptance that's what it on the dreamers attempted to air their grievances with the governor but say their complaints fell on deaf ears.

We are not criminals we are trying to do things the right way and if there -- a path to do that the right way right now we would all be following that path but there isn't -- Governor brewer says she's just re affirming current Arizona law by denying public benefits and state ID.

But to the Arizona undocumented residents they say the executive order just leaves them in legal limbo.

While the governor has support for her decision even Maricopa county's tough sheriff Joseph Arpaio.

Has some semblance of sympathy.

I have compassion.

But you know what I took an oath of office within.

-- force in the laws overrides my compassion.

Across the US tens of thousands who qualified began their quest for work without the threat of deportation.

On Arizona these young people continue to fight for status.

We are bilingual bi cultural students that want to contribute to the United States because it has given us everything what do you say to.

A politician that says well the only reason Obama did this deferred action was because he's pandering to the Hispanic vote.

At the units -- this is some initiative happened before.

-- -- With the demand for ten years.

Employment authorization cards will be offered to those who -- but according to the governor.

No driver's licenses and no state benefits like in state tuition to college and the fight continues.

Just today the governor of Nebraska -- had to -- has said that he will also.

Oppose the president's plan.