By Saundra Weathers
The young American Dreamers from Polk County raised money for the trip, hoping to raise awareness and spark some change.
āThey earned it. They paid. And right now theyāre living off of donations but they donāt want to live off donations. They want their benefits. They earned their benefits. And the VA tells them to come on over they can get an appointment but theyāre deported and not allowed to re-enter the United States,ā said Young American Dreamers Executive Director, Daniel Barajas.
Barajas said veterans from places like Mexico are being deported after run-ins with the law and stripped of their benefits.
āThese veterans they come back and they get caught with possession. They get in a bar fight, a
DUI and by law they end up losing their residency. Theyāre stripped of their residency,ā he said.
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