Javier T, 29, Downey, California, Born in Latin America I was only two when my parents left Latin America for the States. I have no memory of the trip and have never really talked to them about my birthplace. It’s as ...
Category: Stories
Rahul K.- His Talent Helped Him Through Though Times
Rahul K, 24, Santa Barbara, CA, Born in India As I progressed through high school, I started to realize the consequences of being undocumented. It was really discouraging to realize I couldn’t receive financial aid for ...
Jossie C.-Renewing Her Trust In The System
Jossie C, 21, Los Angeles, Born in Guatemala What I remember most about the 2500-mile journey my grandma and I made from Guatemala to the Mexican border was being afraid – afraid of the authorities, scared of the “coy ...
Heyra A.- Future Immigration Lawyer
Heyra A, 19, Florence, Kentucky, Born in Veracruz, Mexico It was a long and nerve-racking process getting my family into the States. First my father came and stayed with mom’s siblings, then he came back for my mom an ...
Maria C.-The 1,500-Mile Journey
Maria C, 32, Los Angeles, CA, Born in Nayarit, Mexico My 1,500-mile journey to the U.S., the place I now call home began when I was only four. My father was already living in the States and, after years of painful sep ...
Lukas G. -Though Decisions
Lukas G, 23, Othello, Washington, Born in Mexico My family was living together in Washington and I had just started college when my father was deported in 2010. My mom called to say he’d been arrested by ICE. I rushed ...
Moises O.- Reconnecting With Family
“Until DACA, I didn’t have the necessary papers to drive, to work, get an education or establish credit. This was no way to live, not with all the things I wanted to accomplish.” Moises O, 30, Lakeland, FL, Born in ...
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