The Dreamer Who Helped Inspire the Dream Act

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 18, 2017

In 2001, Tereza Lee, a classical pianist, struggled to attend college because of her status as an undocumented immigrant. Her story helped inspire Senator Dick Durbin to introduce the Dream Act. Elliott Forrest, the weekday afternoon host on WQXR, talks to Lee about her training at the Manhattan School of Music, playing at Carnegie Hall, and how music has shaped her life as an immigrant rights activist in the United States.

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