Can I Share My Story With You? | Centro Legal

Dec 19, 2012 | Posted in Announcements

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Hello,

My name is Diana Jauregui. ?I am a high school student participating in Centro Legal?s Youth Law Academy (YLA) program, and I am undocumented.

I?am writing to you today to share with you how Centro Legal has changed my life. ?I hope that my story will move you to continue supporting Centro Legal.

My parents brought me to the U.S. from Mexico when I was one. ?They brought me here so I could have an education and a better life. ?During high school, I began to really understand what it meant to be undocumented when everyone around me started talking about college.??I felt sad because there were so many opportunities that were closed off to me. ?I thought, why should I work hard in school and then have all of my dreams crushed when I graduate? ?It was hard because I was always worried that my parents and I would be deported. ?So far, we have been lucky, but we can?t rely on luck forever.

That?s why I am so grateful to Centro Legal and the YLA program. ?The YLA has helped me apply to college so I can pursue my career in criminal justice.??

When I found out that Centro Legal could help me with a deferred action application I was so excited. ?Centro Legal?s immigration attorney, Nadia Macias, helped me with my application and it was approved in November! ?I am so grateful to Nadia for her help.? ?

Now that I have a work permit through deferred action, I can support myself while I?m in college. ?I need to work while I am in college because costs of tuition and living are so high and I can?t rely on my parents for financial support. ?In the past, I was denied access to paid internships because of my status. ?Now that I have qualified for the deferred action program, I have more opportunities.

I think Centro Legal is so important because they offer affordable services and they really help change people?s lives.

I am so grateful for the help they gave me, which has changed my life and opened so many more doors for me. ?Please help Centro Legal give other youth the same opportunities they have given me. ?Click?here?to donate?today?and help change someone?s life. ?

Sincerely,

Diana Jauregui

Youth Law Academy student

Source: http://centrolegal.org/2012/12/19/can-i-share-my-story-with-you/

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