She describes learning
American history, listening to popular music, and watching the Disney
channel like the rest of her friends, but something was different. Unlike her friends, she realized she couldn't get a driver's license. As a teenager, she suffered the crushing fear that every knock on the
door could mean that she would never see her loved ones again. She
feared that applying for college would mean exposing her family, a
cruel reality for someone who was the valedictorian of her graduating
class. When DACA was enacted, a life of fear became a life of possibility. Marla could now drive. She could earn and save money.