“I never really even knew what being undocumented was until my sophomore or junior year of high school.”Caudillo is one of nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who grew up in the US but were born in another country. Under the program, Caudillo can apply for renewable two-year work visas, obtain a driver’s license and live free of the threat of immediate deportation. The Daca program was always intended to be a placeholder until Congress passed permanent legislation – but the election of Donald Trump threw its fate into question. With the fate of 800,000 immigrant hanging in the balance, remaining on the sidelines of the fight is not an option she said. “I think that the right people will step in and support humanity.”The fast ends Friday, but Caudillo said the fight continues until lawmakers act.

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2017 18:30 UTC