Audrey Lopez, a Dreamer from Lancaster, PA, was brought to the United
States from Peru when she was just 11 years old. Audrey spent most of
her childhood in Pennsylvania, and her parents instilled in her the
value of hard work and an education. Like so many Dreamers, Audrey
Lopez only learned that she was undocumented when she started applying
to college and learned that she did not have a Social Security number. Despite her not having access to financial aid, Audrey worked hard
and graduated from Millersville University
of Pennsylvania in 2012. After graduation, she took a job in public
service at Church World Services in assisting refugees with
resettlement. This past fall, Audrey accepted a nearly full scholarship
to American University, here in Washington, where she will obtain a
master's in international development. She has chosen that course of
study, in part, due to fear of deportation. She is hoping to arm
herself with the tools to make her country a better place. We should be supporting young, hard-working people like Audrey who
want to work in the service of others and our Nation.
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