butterfly migrant project

IS ENCOURAGINGPEOPLETHROUGHOUT THESTATE TO SEND THEMHANDMADE PAPERBUTTERFLIES... BUTWHY?IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTERSTEPHANIE GARIBAYHAS THAT ANSWER"BUTTERFLIES HAVEBEEN A SYMBOL FOROUR IMMIGRANTCOMMUNITYBECAUSE THEY HAVEBEEN A SYMBOL OFPERSEVERANCE.BUTTERFLIESMIGRATETHOUSANDS OFMILES AND THAT HASJUST BEEN ASYMBOL THAT OURMIGRANTCOMMUNITY HASUSED FOR SO MUCHBECAUSE OF THEIRHARD WORK ANDETHIC."AND NOW THE ACLUOF IDAHO IS HOPINGTO USE HANDMADEPAPER BUTTERFLIESTO ENCOURAGECONGRESS TO PASSTHE CITIZENSHIP ACTOF 2021"THEY'RE ALSO OURBUSINESS OWNERS,OUR NURSES.

SOWHY NOT?

WHY NOTHAVE THAT PATHWAYTO CITIZENSHIP ANDTHAT RELIEF TO OURUNDOCUMENTEDCOMMUNITY TOREALLY SUCCEED INTHIS COUNTRY THATTHEY ALREADY HAVEBEEN SO VITAL TOMAKE OUR NATIONSURVIVE DURING THEPANDEMIC BUT ALSONOT JUST NOW BUTIN GENERAL."THE BUTTERFLIESWILL INCLUDESTORIES OF WHYIMMIGRATIONREFORM ISIMPORTANT TOIDAHOANS AND HOWIT WILL AFFECT THEIRFAMILIES...THEORGANIZATION ALSOCREATED A SIMILARPROJECT LAST YEARTO RAISEAWARENESS ON THEIMPORTANCE OFDACA"SO A LOT OF THERESPONSES HAVEBEEN HOWIMMIGRANTS MAKETHIS NATION RUN,HOW IMMIGRANTSHAVE BEENESSENTIAL TO OURCOUNTRY AND HOWIMMIGRANTS HAVEBUILT THIS COUNTRYUP RIGHT?"AND BEING A DACASTUDENTHERSELF...SHE SAYSTHIS PROJECT ISIMPORTANT TO HER."DACA HAS BEENUNDER ATTACK SOMANY TIMES, I DON'TWANT TO GOTHROUGH THAT.

IDON'T WANT TO FEELLIKE ANY DAY THAT'SGOING TO BE TAKENAWAY.

I'M A COLLEGESTUDENT I WANT TOBE ABLE TO PURSUEA CAREER IN THEDEGREE I'MWORKING ON AND IF IDON'T HAVE A WORKPERMIT I WON'T BEABLE TO DO THAT."JUST LAST WEEKIDAHOCONGRESSMAN MIKESIMPSON HELPEDPASSED THE FARMWORKFORCEMODERNIZATIONACT...A BILL THATWILL HELP CREATE AVISA PROGRAM FORUNDOCUMENTEDFARM WORKERS"IT'S OBVIOUS THATWE HAVE A BROKENIMMIGRATIONSYSTEM RIGHT NOW,POLICIES CHANGEAND SO FOURTH.

IFYOU LO AT MIGRATION INNERAL, WHAT YOUSEE, WHAT'S PPENING AT THERDER RIGHT NOWVUSLYBROKEN AND WE ED TO FIX THMIGRATIONPROJECT...THEYPLAN TO COLLECATAST 500 TTERFLIEEY WILL THENKE TO WASHINGTON DCAND ORGANIZE ADEMONSTRATION INSUPPORT OF THECITIZENSHIP ACT"THIS IS A REALLYFUN ANDEDUCATIONAL, BUTALSO REALLYIMPORTANT PROJECTFOR ME, AND FOR MYCOMMUNITY ASWELL."STEPHANIE GARIBAYIDAHO NEWS 6