Cesar V., 32, New York, Born in Puebla, Mexico Whenever possible, I take the Staten Island ferry across Hudson Bay, so I can admire the majestic Statute of Liberty – reliving that moment shared by so many immigrants. ...
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Karla E.
Karla E, 24, Chino, CA, Born in Mexico Anthropologist and activist, I am on a mission: to teach until I can earn enough money for grad school where I will study forensic anthropology. But I’m not just focused on my ow ...
Erick T.
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 ...
Mithi DR.
Mithi DR, 31, Los Angeles, CA, Born in the Philippines It has taken me 26 years to become a legal resident, so I know far too much about deferred dreams. I first came to the U.S. with my family. Although we had hopes of ...
Alfredo S.
Alfredo S, 36, Pacific Grove, CA, Born in Mexico When I first came to the States from Mexico in 1999, I stayed with a friend. I came on my own and spent days in the desert without food and water. I knew there was a jo ...
Maria
Maria, 25, Detroit, Michigan, Born in Mexico My mother, younger brother and I came to the U.S. 16 years ago on a tourist visa when I was nine years old. We came to reunite with my dad who had been living in Detroit f ...
Emerson M.- Succesful Entrepreneur
Emerson M., 27, Menlo Park, CA, Born in Lima, Peru As an entrepreneur from Peru, I came to San Francisco when I was 17 to attend college, intent on studying computer engineering. My mom, a naturalized U.S. citizen, wa ...
Belen
Belen S, 21, Gilbert, Arizona, Born in Argentina The full meaning of being undocumented didn’t register with Belen until she was 16 -- when her friends started getting their drivers’ licenses, finding part-time jobs a ...
Diana S.
Diana S, 29, Los Angeles, CA Born in Mexico I’ve been working hard since I was 16. It’s one reason I didn’t finish high school until I was 20. Now I have three small children of my own and work full-time so it’s hard to ...
Maite D.
Maite D, 27, North Carolina, Born in Mexico I think of myself as an American because I’ve lived in the U.S. since I was 12. This is the home my parents sacrificed everything to provide for me. I graduated high school ...
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