Personal Narrative: My Journey To The Immigrant Community

A nightmare for most will end when you breach the barrier between your fears and reality but for people like me the nightmare only begins after the barrier is reunited with reality. The fear of Saying goodbye to the country that has seen me grow from a baby in my mother’s arms to the college student that I am today became a reality in my nightmares. As an undocumented, I struggle to cope with my outmost fear of becoming one of the thousands deported. When I step into the workplace, I often wonder how I could survive if a raid were to happen and I suddenly find my parents deported. It is difficult to live your live knowing that if you make the incorrect move, you stand to loose everything, most importantly, everyone that you have come to cherish …show more content…
Speaking as a youth of tomorrow, I can inspire a change in their lives by raising awareness to the sensitivity of this controversial topic. Enabling a change, beginning a movement to uphold undocumented rights, requires politicians to understand why undocumented communities are reduced to numbers and stereotypes is a priority. I endeavor to become an international rights lawyer and in listening and engaging with my community, I may one day advance my political aspiration for immigration reform. Through, Dream Summer I will further strengthen my experience and overall understanding of the immigrant community. Networking with people that have enacted change in my community will allow me to grow from the biased repercussions of my own community and understand both sides of the political spectrum. As a DACA recipient, I can understand and support the immigrant community but I cannot enact change if I do not understand the opposing views of American citizens. Through Dream Summer I hope to change my perspective on immigration by achieving a deeper perspective of the opposing community. As I endeavor to become an international rights lawyer, I wish to gain a greater understanding of the community I both wish to navigate and identify with. It is through the political education of our immigrant community that our undocumented community will thrive. Learning to first communicate with my