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☆ I grew up undocumented in a red state. I now have my dream career after receiving DACA — but my childhood was full of fear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Javier R. Quiroz Castro came to the US when he was three and applied for DACA when he was 22. In 2013, at 22, I applied for DACA — deferred action for childhood arrivals — and was given a work authorization card, enabling me to pursue a career in nursing. AdvertisementMy parents didn't have Social Security numbers or credit lines, so they always paid in cash. AdvertisementI applied for DACA, which opened doors for me to work legally in the USA year before I graduated from nursing school, President Obama announced DACA. AdvertisementThe US needs good people who work hard, and that's what a lot of my people want to do.

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Rep. Pete Aguilar, a California Democrat, is taking on the highest-level job ever held by a Latino in the House, the party's No. 3 position in House leadership, from No. His colleagues shouted, "We want Petey Pie," a nickname from his grandmother, during elections, according to a source who was in the room during the closed-doors leadership elections. “I think it’s important to have a Latino to be in the top three in House leadership. Some have seen him as potentially becoming the first Latino House speaker.

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