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T HE 2 1 C LU B
The arrest of rapper 21 Savage, a U.K. na-
tive, by American immigration authorities
last year dropped him squarely into a fervid
national debate. Readers (mostly) lauded his
subsequent advocacy for the Dreamer Act
(DACA), and for his Bank Account Cam-
paign, which teaches teens financial literacy.

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@REYNAEMONTOYA: “Several days
ago @Forbes wrote a story on the
R DREAM TEAM ft 21 Savage. It was hard
E for me to share since my heart hurts
N every time I think what would I do if
N #DACA were to be taken away and
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R I become detained.”
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O @VLUNA1021: “Thank you
R to @Forbes & @zogblog
F Conversation for including me as part of
@21savage story & the 30 JENNIFER FRANCIS:
Under 30 Dreamer Team, a
KEY ASSIST list of @Forbes 30 Under 30 “I love this. It’s so impor-
tant to teach financial
alumni Dreamers who are
leading initiatives in the literacy to teens so they can
fight for immigrant justice.” understand the importance
rom more than 15,000 nominees, Forbes honored 600
F innovators and new talents across 20 industries for 2020 secure future.”
of finances to establish a
in our annual 30 Under 30 (December 31). Strikingly, some
48 percent are either immigrants or first-gen Americans. NBA
fans congratulated the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant—a 30
Under 30 alumnus and one of the issue’s five cover stars—for his hoops prow- MARÍA FERNANDA G.:
“Love that a celebrity DAINARIS SANTOS:
ess and for his investment vehicle, Thirty Five Ventures. Durant, sidelined
is doing good. These “Undocumented? Try
with an injury this season, has fed more than $15 million into 40-plus start- classes and other fun- using that line to get a
ups over the last few years. Tweeted @rhondah10336222: “The important damentals should be bank loan. No. These are
taught at least [start-
thing here is that this young black man who is a basketball phenom is also ing in] high school.” unvetted illegal aliens
gifted enough in his business acumen to grace Forbes’ cover.” Meanwhile, Democrats are incentiv-
izing to flood by the
Under 30 Asia alumna Melanie Perkins, cofounder and CEO of design- tens of millions into our
schools, hospitals and
software startup Canva, who also graced one of our five Under 30 covers,
communities with more
was lauded on Twitter for her easy-to-use product, a rival to Adobe. Tweeted than $113 billion a year
@TytchMe: “Such a nice and approachable person. Here’s someone who in taxpayer-funded free
truly empowered professionals and individuals to make their businesses TIAAN MARAIS: “ ‘The health care, education,
new voice of immigration housing and legal services.”
more beautiful and effective at communicating.” reform’: the hero we never
knew we needed.”

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