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phone to take a shaky, one-minute video that later was aired on CNN.com. "This is what this YouTube-Facebook-instant messaging generation does," Vargas wrote. "Witness. Record. Share." The article also discussed the role of
Facebook, which students used to keep in touch during the event. Albarghouti returned to his apartment to find 279 new Facebook messages, Vargas recounted, and another student, Trey Perkins, faced a similar inundation.
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I define "American" as someone who works really hard, someone who is proud to be in this country and wants to contribute to it. I'm independent. I pay taxes. I'm self-sufficient. I'm an
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announced that his administration would halt the deportation of undocumented immigrants age 30 and under, who would qualify for DREAM Act relief, and provide work permits for them, allowing them to remain in the U.S. legally; Vargas, at age 31, however, was not eligible for this program, but greeted
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in which he revealed that he is an undocumented immigrant. He detailed how he came to discover this as a teenager and kept it hidden for almost 15 years, during which time he worked, paid taxes, and worried that his status would be exposed. Vargas's essay received much media attention and was at the
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Vargas contributed to the article "'Pop, Pop, Pop': Students Down, Doors Barred, Leaps to Safety," which was published on April 17, 2007. Through interviews with eyewitnesses, the story recounted the events of the
Virginia Tech shootings. He also contributed to the article "That Was the Desk I Chose
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In June 2018, Vargas received criticism for circulating an image of a little boy crying behind a fence on
Twitter, using the caption "This is what happens when a government believes people are 'illegal.' Kids in cages." It garnered more than 35,000 likes and 24,000 retweets. It was later discovered
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until 1997 when, at age 16, he attempted to obtain a
California driver's license with identity documents provided by his family that he then discovered were fraudulent. He kept his immigration status secret, pursuing his education and fitting in as an American with the help of friends and teachers.
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in their efforts to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. He referred to the growing collaboration between
Silicon Valley leaders and immigrant activists as a "marriage of unlikely allies" that bodes well for the passage of reform. Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who generally
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on April 19, 2007. Vargas gained an interview with an eyewitness to the shootings by approaching him through
Facebook, he explained to GMA News. "I got him on the phone, we talked for about 25 minutes, and he was the only eyewitness we had on the story, so it was a critical part of it," Vargas
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who said Vargas was guilty of "the same misinformation as Trump and you are giving fodder to the other side." Vargas, however, stood by his original tweets, saying "Read what I wrote. All I said the photo was this is what happens when a gov't considers people 'illegal.'"
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Silicon Valley tech veterans to create immigration reform advocacy projects. The panel selected Push4Reform, a web application developed by a team of DREAMers to connect supporters to Congress, as the winning advocacy tool.
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announced it was halting the deportation of undocumented immigrants age 30 and under, who would be eligible for the DREAM Act. Vargas, who had just turned 31, did not qualify.
2434:"Renowned Civil Rights Litigator Mary L. Bonauto and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist/Activist Jose Antonio Vargas to Receive Honorary Degrees and Address the Class of 2017"
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1512:"'What The Constitution Means To Me' Adds Immigration Rights Activist and Writer Jose Antonio Vargas As Producer"
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In November 2013, Vargas served on the panel of judges for the DREAMer Hackathon hosted by FWD.us at
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2178:"Journalist Jose Vargas, symbol of immigration debate, detained at airport"
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1668:"Jose Antonio Vargas Challenges NYT and AP To Drop 'Illegal Immigrant'"
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and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of
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1486:"The Backlash to MTV's 'White People' Shows Why It Needed to Be Made"
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1747:"Alabama's Illegal Immigration Law Gets Attention From Hollywood"
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He used a Filipino passport and false documents that included a
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2023:"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks out on immigration reform"
1441:"Jose Antonio Vargas, L.A. Times in multimedia venture on race"
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announced in July 2014 that they are giving Vargas their 2014
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maintains a low public profile, spoke before the screening of
2073:"A Hackathon for Immigration Reform Worth Its Weight in Code"
1538:"Here Lies Love Announces Broadway's First All-Filipino Cast"
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2529:"Activist Jose Antonio Vargas Has School Named In His Honor"
2405:"LGBTQ Pride Month: A Conversation with Jose Antonio Vargas"
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Jose Antonio Vargas Arrest Puts Focus On Border Checkpoints
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dinner after overhearing someone mistake him for a busboy.
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2017: Vargas received an honorary doctorate degree from
1840:"New Immigration Policy Won't Save Jose Antonio Vargas"
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online and in print. Vargas has also worked for the
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1199:"On Knowledge, Debating 2008 Hopefuls' Every Facet"
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1812:"Obama's Game Changer on Young Illegal Immigrants"
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