1993kid 1 Posted October 28, 2017 Well I was born in Cuernavaca Morelos, I arrived to Ca in 1993. It would soon be my 7th Bday upon my arrival to the land where I was awarded a “good citizenship certificate ”... yeah of course Bcuz i didn’t speak an ounce of English therefore I kept to myself in my second grade class. I survived all kinds of bullying or what I prefer to call “me tienen celos bCuz im bilingual and they have to pay tutors to teach them”.. that was my consuelo. Anyway by the time I got to 11th grade everyone was talking about getting their drivers license or permit to work, so i figured well me too. My family owns a taco shop so I wasn’t a stranger to the idea of working hard for something I wanted and the value of money. I took the bus to the local DMV and asked to apply for a drivers permit, and the lady smiled and said “well you have to bring a parent, your Birth certificate blah blah blah..” I went to my mom and she looked at me as if I was talking locuras... pretty much she dropped the whole enchilada on me and told me that the only requirement i was able to meet was being accompanied by a parent.. that’s how I found out the reason why I wasn’t able to drive.. which was followed by a ton of unfortunate events so dropped out of highschool, got a job under the table at wendys and more live events that were not necessarily my ideals. In 2012 I decided to go back to adult school just to feel proud of myself since my dream of being an attorney was squashed several years back. that same year I hear that President Obama was passing this DaCa order and everyone was skeptical about it, and I met all the requirements, I had nothing to lose except maybe if got deported i was risking getting my car taken away which I worked hard to pay for and my laptop and making my kids go to a foreign country not for the same reason I was brought to Cali, though. So given the opportunity and the fact that I had gone back to school to earn my GED after almost ten years; I was approved to finally get a driver license. I finally met all the other requirements I didn’t years back. I have a great Job that not in a million years I would have dreamed of, but just as everything goes up it must come down. I hope Im eligible to renew a third time and with Gods favor my Fiancée can sponsor me once we marry. But until then I can only pray for my renewal to get approved so i can continue to work. It’s October 2017 its been 24 years since I first moved to the land that acknowledges your silence and awards your good citizenship with a certificate, Daca Is the best good citizenship award I have ever been given. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erika020 87 Posted October 30, 2017 Well first of all congrats on all your accomplishments!! I know what you mean, I tried really hard in school (high school) to be the top student in my class because I wanted to go to a 4-year university right after High School and then during my junior year I found out what being undocumented really meant :/ I knew I was undocumented, but didn't know what that implied. I just knew I couldn't go back to Mexico and that I couldn't get a driver's license other than that I didn't know there was more to it. My family would always tell me "it's okay mija just say you're a citizen" so I thought that that's how I was going to be able to function here by just telling people I was a "citizen" wish it could've been that easy :/ long story short didn't end up going to the university I wanted to go (UCSB) because well it was hella expensive and back then there was no such thing as the CA Dream Act ( for those in Cali) sunk into depression for a while, but that didn't stop me I've been in a community college for 7 years, but still going at it. Although yes, our status does limit us on many things, it shouldn't define who we are citizens or not siempre seguimos adelante so thank you for sharing your story! Hope you hear from them soon and let's keep on hoping for the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
