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12-year-old Gives Powerful And Moving Speech At “Families Belong Together” Rally In DC
12-year-old Leah from Florida is the daughter of undocumented immigrant parents.
This is a speech she gave at a “Families Belong Together” rally in Washington, DC in protest of the current administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy.
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In her powerful speech, Leah fights through her tears to talk about the “constant fear” she lives in of her mom being taken away from her.
“It’s scary. I can’t sleep, I can’t study, I am stressed. I’m afraid that they will take my mom away while she is at work, out driving or at home. I don’t understand why this administration won’t support mothers who just want a…