America, home of the free and the land of opportunity- only if you’re a legal citizen, of course. Working with an array of students from different backgrounds, we have seen our fair share of issues. However, one issue continues to go unspoken: undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S as children.
In 2008, San Diego County had the third largest population of undocumented immigrants in California. An estimated population of about 200,000, many immigrants made the trip across the border before well before their 18th birthday, making the American Dream their only way of life.