Today, I plan to join my neighbors in Homestead, Florida, who are going a week without food to demand a stop to the deportations that are tearing apart our families and communities. The fast is part of the National Fast to say “Not One More Deportation.” In cities like Homestead, Florida where I have lived for most f my life, so many families have suffered because of the broken immigration system and have experienced humiliating raids almost every day. This can all change if our politicians, including our President, do what they are supposed to do.

I decided to fast because of what happened to my family. I have lived in South Florida for 14 years, graduating from high school here and studying Culinary Arts at a local community college. I was nine years old when my family came to the United States. Like a lot of my neighbors and friends, they came here looking for a better life and a better environment for their children. When I was old enough, I started working as a cook at a restaurant. Read more