But they have not gone anywhere: today they are nurses, lawyers, journalists, social workers, teachers. She focused on contemporary dance, an activity that she practiced professionally and that helped her heal, and left United We Dream. Although this did not regularize the immigration status of the young Dreamers, it did give them the possibility of working legally and accessing financial aid to go to university. JONATHAN ERNST (REUTERS)Numbers aside, what’s most moving is the story of these young Dreamers who have thrived thanks to DACA. As part of its work, Aliento promoted the in-state tuition initiative, which allows undocumented young people in Arizona to pay college tuition like any other legal resident — and not the high fees charged to foreign students.

Source: Forbes June 10, 2024 16:37 UTC