Artist/Activist Julio Salgado helped spearhead the Flowers on the Inside project, during which 3000 postcards featuring art by undocumented artists were mailed to people in immigration detention centers.
"Even though most unauthorized immigrants have lived in the United States for nearly 15 years, many could live out the rest of their lives without any opportunity to become legal residents of their adopted home."
Every day, in every city and every state, undocumented immigrants face the threat of detention and deportation. Here are some of their stories.
by Alan Pelaez Lopez ***Originally published on ***[***Everyday Feminism***](http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/04/help-undocumented-immigrants/#.WW9qiVpy1XN.twitter)***:*** I have PTSD, but PTSD isn’t rare. See, I come from a community of predominantly Black and Indigenous undocumented immigrants from all over the world, and PTSD is something that a lot
La Madre Patria /Motherland Courtesy © of En Pie de Lucha Performance **Por *Una Sombra Brillante*** Nosotros, Los alienígenos, Los fantasmas de carne, Somos aquellos que estamos sin estar. De quienes muchos temen y de quienes pocos conocen. Nosotros, aquellos que no podemos dejar huella porque sería rastreada y nos robarían
"But even though our spirits are beaten down to a pulp, our power can never be taken away from us."
