UnDACAmented and Unafraid: How United We Dream Uses Twitter in Reaction to #DACA

• In Event: The Political Effects of Current Social Movements and Activism

Brief Overview

I study how United We Dream uses Twitter in response to the creation and termination of DACA. I find that undocumented youth can use social media to act as political agents, challenging and redefining conventional notions of political participation.

Author

• Jessica Taghvaiee, University of California-Irvine