Cyndi

As I stand right now, I feel like my hands are tied to my back and I feel unable to take control of my future. I came to this country when I was 11 from Colombia. At first,the fact that I was undocumented didn’t really mean that much to me. But as I grew up and understood the reality situation I was in, my dreams were shattered. My parents gave up so much for my brother and me to get to where we are now. And now that I’m about to graduate from HS with a 3.8 gpa and various extracurricular and community activties, I feel that all the hard work and interest that I put in the past years was for nothing. For every job, scholarship and other programs that I had try to apply, I fulfill all their requirements except the “Must be US citizen”. And every time I read those words, it just breaks my heart and my dreams to know that I’m not simply allowed to dream and have goals. Even when many doors are closed, I try to remain hopeful to one day be able to go into medicine and help others. But in this situation I do not know what to expect anymore. My only hope is that President Obama gives us this opportunity and passes the DREAM ACT.