The only thing I wanted was to fulfill my dreams but I did not imagine that it would be so difficult. Shortly before returning to Utah, DACA had been approved. DACA is a work permit for a group of young people who grew up in the USA. But my application was denied, the reason was because I had left the country, (although I had spent almost my entire life here) I tried to argue that it was a family decision and as a child, I could not go against my parent's will, but the application was denied. 

 

I graduated from high school with dreams of pursuing my studies, but no one told me that not only to work do you need social security but also to study. Of course, there are scholarships for undocumented immigrants, but unfortunately they are few apart from the fact that they do not give you a decent amount to pay for your studies. They give you a minimum portion and the rest you have to see how you can collect it. But I didn't let that discourage me. I was working two jobs, while trying to finish my studies. Changing careers, because when choosing one, I looked at the resume and realized that the total amount to pay was enormous, so I had to look at another option. But as my grandmother used to say, “there will be a place where they say no, but there will be another place where they say yes”. I never got discouraged, in fact the rejection made me more persistent to find some way to succeed.

 

Thanks to God, and the doors that He has opened for me, I have found the ways to have a “normal” life. A job, a home, a car, friendships, precious experiences. But the sad reality is that my life is still “unstable”. My life is still insecure, but I will not give up the fight, in fact I will fight more, for my rights and for the rights of others. For those families who fear being separated, for those young people who fear losing their dreams, for those parents who fear losing what they have earned. My vision is to see justice without borders.