Lupita Nyong’o used presenting the Oscar for production design at the 2018 Academy Awards as an opportunity to voice support for undocumented migrants who arrived in the USA as children.
Appearing alongside Kumail Nanjiani, Nyong’o said “We are the two actors you keep hearing about but whose names you have trouble pronouncing.”
She went on to say: “Like everyone in this room and everyone watching at home, we are dreamers. We grew up dreaming of one day working in the movies, dreams are the foundation of America.”
Nanjiani added “So to all the Dreamers out there, we stand with you.”
Last year, US president Donald Trump announced he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) program, which protects those who came to the country as children. The deadline for lawmakers to find a solution that avoids deporting thousands of people who have been living in the USA since they were children passes on 5 March.
Source : theguardian
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