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United We Dream was founded in 2008 by Cristina Jimenez Moreta and Julieta Garibay. It has grown to be the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation affiliated with over 26 states. Since its founding, thousands of immigrant youth have gathered to advocate for issues affecting the immigrant community. United We Dream has successfully connected over 400,000 youth and allies and has reached over 4 million people through social media.

United We Dream has united immigrant youth and allies throughout the U.S. and has shifted public perception of undocumented youth. The main focus of United We Dream is policy that affects the immigrant community. Recently, United We Dream made its primary focus on Dreamers who came to the United States as minors with their parents and who would qualify for some type of protections under the Dream Act.

United We Dream prides itself in transforming immigrant fear into finding a voice of their own and encourages them to taking action. United We Dream puts immigrant youth who are most affected by policy at the forefront of their movement. By doing so, it gives a platform for youth to develop into leaders. United We Dream empowers people to develop their leadership, organizing skills, and to develop their own campaigns to fight for justice and dignity for immigrants and all people. In addition, United We Dream invests in immigrant youth by providing leadership opportunities, trainings, mentoring and also provides tools to overcome mental health issues. Those involved have achieved success through campaigns at a local, state, and federal level. United We Dream as an organization strives to create and inclusive and loving community and aim to create a multi-ethnic, interdependent, intersectional, and inter-generational unifying and reliant upon one another in order to achieve collective humanity and liberation. They acknowledge and embrace the common struggles all people of color face and work together to fight racism, colorism, colonialism, and xenophobia. Unified and together United We Dream stands against misogyny, sexism, and leadership centered with men while uplifting and promoting womxn leadership and LGBTQIA+ Leadership. They stand in solidarity and partnerships with those who share the same values and work to make their spaces accessible to all people.