I Was In A Small Office On The Second Floor Of The West Wing With Eight Other Staffers. We'd Worked Our Hearts Out And Cared Deeply About What This Would Mean For Other Young People. There Wasn't A Dry Eye In The Room, Tears Of Joy For The History That Was Made, But Also Tears Of Sadness Because Some American Dreams Would Still Be Deferred.

I was in a small office on the second floor of the West Wing with eight other staffers. We'd worked our hearts out and cared deeply about what this would mean for other young people. There wasn't a dry eye in the room, tears of joy for the history that was made, but also tears of sadness because some American dreams would still be deferred.

Kal Penn

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One of the most special days was a Saturday in 2010. The Senate repealed 'don't ask, don't tell,' so anyone can serve the country they love, regardless of whom they love. But that same day, the Dream Act was blocked. That bill would give immigrant children...who've never pledged allegiance to any flag but ours...the chance to earn their citizenship. Simple. Important.

Kal Penn

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