I wake up in the morning and the sun brushes my face
As I welcome another day full of dreams left to chase
The further you go the prouder we’ll be
Were the words that my parents said to me
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I am seventeen years old and an undocumented student at Bioscience High School. I was born in Puebla, Mexico and came to the United States when I was 9 years old. My parents wanted a better future for my siblings and me. A future where we didn’t have to give up education to start earning a living. A future where we could reach our goals and dreams. A future where we didn’t have to live to survive, but a life to live.
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With every scrub I gave to the bed-side cabinet, I felt as if the drops of my childhood trickled away as I soon realized just how difficult it is to live a life with hidden identities and unrevealed fear of just one bad circumstance.
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Hello, my name is Hidalty Gonzalez. I am currently a recent graduate from Mountain View high school. I’m from Guatemala and grew up in Mesa, Arizona. I will be attending Grand Canyon University.
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My family is the definition of the American dream. My parents immigrated to the United States to give themselves and their future children a chance at a better life than what they lived. They spent a decade building themselves up.
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Hello, My name is Ruby Gonzalez Alvarado, I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and I am currently a Junior at The Academies at South Mountain. My Dad comes from Cuernavaca, Mexico and my Mom is from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Hello! My name is Priscila Romero. I am a 21 year old paving my way through higher education. Currently, I am finishing off my third year at Arizona State University.
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My name is Bryanda Moreno Verdugo. I was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. My family immigrated to Phoenix when I was two years old and have stayed here ever since. Now I live with my mom and two younger siblings while studying Psychology at GCU, with a full ride scholarship from Dream.US, while waiting for my DACA application to be approved.
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I began to volunteer with Aliento as a senior in high school to learn more about the work they were doing and was motivated to continue to work with them. While volunteering, I learned about the impact of tuition inequity for undocumented students.
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For the entirety of my life, I have been continually confronted with political issues related to my citizenship status. My adolescence revolved around the controversial debate of deportation of undocumented immigrants. While my classmates had the opportunity to explore the endless terrain of our country, I longed for the possibility of leaving the four walls of my room.
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Hello! My name is Lizbeth Espinoza. I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and my parents migrated here from Sinaloa, Mexico in 2001. I am currently a freshman at Arizona State University, double majoring in Justice Studies and Transborder Studies. I enjoy spending quality time with my family, traveling, and jamming to music.
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Hola! My name is Maria Magdalena Dominguez Torres and I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. My family immigrated to the United States when I was a couple months old. I got involved in Aliento for several reasons.
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Hello everyone my name is Nicholas Hernandez, I am a current student at Arizona State University triple majoring in Justice Studies, Political Science, and Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies. I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and I come from a mixed-status family. I am a first generation student and I love iced coffee.
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My name is Karla Lazcano and I am a graduating senior at Mesa High School. I was born in Arizona and have spent most of my life in Arizona.
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Hello! My name is Britney Vera. I am an incoming senior at Mesa High School. I was born in Mesa, Arizona and am a daughter of immigrant parents who migrated to the U.S. in 1998, therefore I’m in a mixed status family. I love to journal, work out, and do my makeup!
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Hello! My name is Diego Acevedo. I was born in Chihuahua Mexico and immigrated to the United States at the age of 2. I love to make music and any kind of art.
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Hey everyone my name is Daniela Chavira, I am a current student at Grand Canyon University in the Honors College majoring in mechanical engineering. I was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and immigrated to Arizona at around ten months old. I enjoy painting/drawing and helping others.
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Hello everyone, my name is Juan Carlos Cisneros Suarez. I was born in Nogales Sonora, Mexico, and I immigrated to Phoenix, Arizona at the age of seven. I enjoy robotics and doing volunteer work.
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My name is Emely Saenz Gomez, I was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona and I am a graduating senior at Westwood High School. I enjoy spending time with my family, love playing my guitar and singing. I also love to watch and play soccer as it is my favorite sport.
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Hey everyone, my name is Jael Camacho, I am 17 years old, and I am a graduating senior at Bioscience High School. I was born in Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico and immigrated to Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of one.
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