'I care a lot about my friends nationwide whose rights are under attack because of new abortion laws. I voted for a member of Congress who will protect bodily autonomy and a woman's right to choose.' -Marianna Pecora, 18, Washington, D.C.
, something that is devastating schools, places of worship, and communities across our country. I think it was reasonable of me to ask for a respectful answer. Too many politicians like her have spent their entire careers attacking young people." And Pecora sees the kick as one physical manifestation of that. The experience ran through her mind as she voted by mail on Halloween, filling out her ballot in her dorm room.
. Some see it as a headache to figure out, or a chore. But Garcia Ornelas knows what a privilege it is."I'm the only one who can vote in my family, and so I'm sort of voting on behalf of everyone," says the 19-year-old, who is the only member of her family born in the U.S. , for which a"yes" vote will help allow students who aren't citizens receive in-state college tuition if they attended school in Arizona for at least two years and graduate in the state.
, the Obama-era program offering undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children protection and permission to work.She first heard about the push to make in-state tuition for dreamers a reality five years ago, when her sister got involved with the organization, which advocates for DACA recipients and those without immigration status. Since then, the siblings have joined the campaign to make the proposition a reality, going to the state legislature and knocking on doors.
Along with voting herself, Garcia Ornelas hopes her work on efforts like Proposition 308 will mobilize people to do more research on what's at stake and how their votes can impact real students and real lives."I know so many people who are obviously discouraged," she says."They're like, 'What is my vote gonna do?' But, from my perspective, it can do
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