WEBVTT - Introducing: Out of the Shadows

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<v Speaker 1>Um Patti Rodriguez our new podcast, Out of the Shadows,

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<v Speaker 1>Children of eighty six. It's about people like our parents

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<v Speaker 1>who left their homes to follow the promise of America

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<v Speaker 1>and a dream historically kept just out of reach for

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<v Speaker 1>black and brown immigrants. Oh. We cross the river at night, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and the water covers meat up to my shoulders. Were scared.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, because I was so young. Do you remember

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<v Speaker 1>what year that was? Oh, the year was nineteen eighty six.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my mom talking about the year that changed everything.

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<v Speaker 1>When millions of immigrants living in the US illegally and

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<v Speaker 1>their children stepped out of the shadows. They were afraid

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<v Speaker 1>of Lama, they were afraid of grades. People would run

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<v Speaker 1>away and they would hide. But in one stroke of

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<v Speaker 1>a pen changed the nation, allowing millions of immigrants and

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<v Speaker 1>their children and their children's children to plan roots in

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<v Speaker 1>this country. That's when President Ronald Reagan signed Erica, an

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<v Speaker 1>immigration reform bill that would be considered radical today. Like

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<v Speaker 1>if that never happened, like I would not be doing

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<v Speaker 1>what I do. I'm grateful for the amnesty, and also

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<v Speaker 1>I'm aware that that didn't fix everything. I have the

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<v Speaker 1>same rights as the president of the same right, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>dive deep into the complicated legacy of a president who

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<v Speaker 1>became an unexpected savior to some three million undocumented immigrants.

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<v Speaker 1>My mom loved Ronald Reagan. She prays for him all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I mean, I think Ronald Reagan was the devil.

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<v Speaker 1>We weren't supposed to come out of the shadows, but

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<v Speaker 1>we did and changed America for good. Listen to Out

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<v Speaker 1>of the Shadows Children of eighty six on my Heart Radio, app,

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<v Speaker 1>Apple podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.