"In the case of Francisca Sanchez, the rhetoric states that she lives in the United States illegally and that the DNC defied federal law in order to bring her on stage. However, it's not immediately clear whether she is in the process of appealing the order (which would, legally, grant her a stay until a decision has been made one way or another) or if she has other extenuating circumstances.
But it doesn't matter here, because the DNC did not provably harbor or transport her, and they certainly did not shield her — in fact, by putting her on a stage at a televised event with an international audience and using her real name, the Democratic National Convention did the exact opposite of "shield" her. It's also worth noting that the codes relating to "
improper entry by alien" classify it as a civil violation with civil penalties, not a criminal one.
The case of Astrid Silva, the second speaker, is far simpler: she came to the United States when she was four years old, making her what is popularly called a DREAMer: those who grew up in the U.S. but were born elsewhere. She then sought relief under the DACA program. DREAMers are named after the
DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, which is intended to offer relief to those who came to the United States as children.) The DREAM Act has repeatedly failed to pass, but the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (
DACA) has offered opportunities, albeit temporarily, for those who were born in one country but grew up in the United States and are completely culturally American. (DAPA is part of an expansion of DACA.)
In other words, Silva may have come to the United States without papers, but she remains in the country perfectly legally.
http://www.snopes.com/2016/07/27/dnc-breaks-federal-laws/
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