Undocumented and Awkward: Episode 1

As undocumented immigrants living in this country, there are many instances in our lives which result in awkwardness not experienced by American citizens. Things that millions of others take for granted, such as driving to the grocery store or the ability to go to a bar to enjoy a nice cold beer after a long hard day at work, can turn into awkward silences at best, or deportation situations at worst.

In this episode, Jesus experiences an awkward ping of the heart when he shows up to a blind date at a club and is barred from entering because he doesn't have an American-issued identification card.

Do YOU have an awkward moment that you'd like to share with us? Leave us a comment! We might just run with your experience (because chances are, we've experienced something similar) and create a video around the idea!

You can also send us an email at dreamersadrift@gmail.com.

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[cynthiam1000]

I think It's great what you guys do!! I'm an American Citizen and I stand behind undocumented immigrants 100%...America wouldn't be what it is today without them :)

[belindalucero]

How does a passport make it any easier? Isn't it awkard to have to pull out a passport from a different country? Besides no one goes out carrying passports, almost everyone has a state a ID usually a license. I'm just wondering b/c I'm undocumented and have experienced embarassing situations like these....its mortifying! Lol

[joannabarbiex0xo]

thank you! I am a DREAMER

[TransformedMan]

Every white person bitching about Mexicans being illegals need to be asked where THEIR papers are. Then they need to be put into a detention for months then shipped back to their country of origin. I'm sure they'll love that.

[bobshenix]

Care to provide any kind of response without the whole straw-man thing?

[haricotsvert]

Clearly, the one source of America's problems are undocumented immigrants. Holy sh*t.

[bobshenix]

Most of my life i took a sympathetic stance toward undocumented immigrants... mostly because the US is a free country where anyone willing to work hard could find a better life. But circumstances have changed.

A deep recession has legal Americans struggling to find work, and illegal immigrants are undercutting their wages. Also, hospitals are going bankrupt in Texas due to the massive influx of immigrants. Public schools are failing, and these days many immigrants don't bother learning English.