Unacknowledged Americans

When I graduated High school back in 2000 it was a bit rare to hear about undocumented students going on to colleges or universities. As a matter of fact, most any immigration talk was a bit taboo, since it was, and continues to be, such a fragile subject.

However, as the years have passed I've come to notice more and more of our youth are seeking a higher education and pursuing their educational goals. These students are not only plowing through the many barriers that they face for being undocumented, but they are doing so with high marks, good GPAs, community service, along with a full load of advanced classes, extracurricular activities and juggling jobs.

I find this phenomenon nothing short of astounding, and representative of the very ideals that this country promotes: determination, perseverance, hard work.


These are just a few examples, there are countless others who are moving forward with each day.

There's Hector, Gina, Gustavo, Anna and the other 30 or so Hurtados who attend Santa Clara University.

http://media.www.thesantaclara.com/media/storage/paper946/news/2007/04/12/News/Undocumented.And.Unemployed-2837679.shtml

Or Karina and the many others that attend UCLA

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-freshman2-2009feb02,0,7890948.story


Or Juan at Harvard

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=93908896a13de0a3aafac5c1a3732130