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Personal Narrative: I Am A DACA Student
When I was a little girl I wanted to become a wide range of things including a singer, vet, teacher, nurse, and many others. Growing up ,instead of figuring it out, I got more confused on what career I wanted to pursue. So I decided that while I tried to figure it out I would try my best academically believing that it would soon pay off. But now I i have reached my senior and I've realized that my circumstances aren't the best ones.

You see I was born in Mexico and brought over to the U.S at age three. Since then I've lived in North Carolina and part of the Kannapolis school system. The problem is although I am a DACA student I do not hold the same financial benefits or opportunities a student with legal citizenship receives. This is a problem
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