Quashed Dreams #MicroMondays

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He had just got his first job in NY,city of his dreams.

The country he migrated to as a 6 year old,had grown on him,it felt like home.

President Trump announced that Dreamers Program would be scrapped.

The room folded flat around him.

(42 words)

Author’s note-

DACA is a policy created by former President Barack Obama that protects nearly 800,000 young people, who were brought to the US illegally as children,often called “Dreamers,” from deportation and allows them to work legally.he Trump administration is reportedly poised to announce that it will end protections for them.

Linking up with Varad and Namy for #MicroMondays

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(Image source -Telegraph.co.uk)

Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

11 thoughts on “Quashed Dreams #MicroMondays”

  5. I love how you connect current affairs with prompts, and then go on to tell the story so well that it stays with the readers! Hope you are having a good time on your business trip:)

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