“My parents sacrificed so much for their kids. They moved to the USA with $0. Even if I gave them the whole world, it would never be enough to repay them. I hope to continue making them proud.”
‘My mother gave birth to me while escaping a civil war. I spent the first 7 years of my life in a refugee camp. Today, I became the FIRST person to graduate college in my family.’
‘What if this guy just wants a green card?’ We had only 90 days to get married. We both questioned what we had gotten ourselves into. I’d be marrying a man who has never met my family.’
“I quit my job, broke up with my boyfriend, moved out of my apartment and awaited the adventure of a lifetime. When I saw first him, I felt my heart skip. Our story is a wild one.”
‘I was part of the ‘human rights violations’ taking place on the border.’ Confessions from a paramedic on the border
“Through the course of my career I have spent, off and on, 15 years working as a medic on the border.”
‘My mom crossed the border, so I could cross the stage’: Family details ‘inspiring’ immigration challenges
“Ask me for my papers and I will show you my Bachelor’s.”
‘When my school discovered I was undocumented, my scholarship and in-state tuition were taken away. I told my papi I was going to drop out. He told me he’d cut his arm off before I dropped out.’
“Up until I was 18, I lived my life thinking I was just like everyone else.”
