He did all the right things—made good grades, applied to college, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in architecture. But when it came to finding a job, Luis, 24, was hit with the reality that he was not a legal resident of the United States.

He has been working three years in a sandwich shop.

“You go up, but you’re still stuck,” he said.

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