Her name is Karen Villagomez. She was brought to the United States at the age of 2. Incidentally. that was the same age my mother was brought to the United States as an immigrant. Karen was brought here at the age of 2 from Mexico. She grew up in Chicago. She was an outstanding student. and she always had an interest in public service. In May of 2012 she graduated from the University of Rochester in New York with a major in political science. She was not only the first person in her family to graduate from a 4year collegebecause Karen Villagomez is undocumented. she didnt receive one penny of government assistance. She made it through college on her own without any help because as an undocumented young woman that was the only chance she had. Just 1 month after she graduated. President Obama created the DACA Program. After she applied and cleared and received DACA protection from deportation. she found a job as a paralegal in a law firm in Chicago. where she has been working for the last 2 years. I saw her 1 week ago Friday. She was in Chicago. and she is amazing.
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