Category: Financial Hardship

Jacquelin S, 26, Asheville, NC. Born in Mexico There are so many things I want to do and I’m young and eager to make my way, but being Undocumented keeps holding me back. After graduation from high school, my only optio ...

Cesar C, 26, Mesa, Arizona, Born in Mexico My mom brought me to the U.S. when I was only five. I couldn’t speak any English but quickly taught myself the language, adopted the American culture and became loyal to the ...

Enrique C, 21, Austin, Texas, Born in Mexico I’m passionate about what I do because I’m able to see the direct impact I make on people’s lives. I work as an advocate for immigrants in a nonprofit and a private law fir ...

America T, 26, Atlanta, GA, Born in Mexico  Before DACA, I didn’t really know what I wanted to be because a good job and higher education were unattainable for me. Though I’d graduated high school, I worked at low-pay ...

  Elizabeth J D, 21, Fridley, MN, Born in Mexico I have dreams of going to medical school and have since changed my major in college from nursing to chemistry and physics. Cance ...

Juan T, 25, Atlanta, GA, Born in Juarez, Mexico I’m a Christian who raps, an artist who has found inspiration for my own life and a way to help others through my music. I think everyone is looking for a refuge, a home. ...

Yadira A, 28, St. Petersburg, FL, Born in Ixmiquilpan Hidalgo, Mexico I’m very much on my own in this country -- without any family. I originally came to the States with my mom and older sister when I was five. We cross ...

Yaneth P, 26, Hobbs, New Mexico, Born in Mexico I was only 40 days old when mom brought me to the States, so America is the only home I know and it’s home to my own children. I still believe I can offer my children a be ...

Erick T, 27, Los Angeles, Born in Mexico City I’m starting my second semester of law school after growing up thinking that I should limit my expectations because of poverty and few professional role models. But my par ...