This young woman, who is undocumented and a university graduate is working hard to get the DREAM Act passed. - - Donna Poisl
BY CHIARA CANZI
Isabel Castillo is undocumented and unafraid. When she was 6, she left Mexico for the United States and has been living in Harrisonburg ever since. She graduated magna cum laude from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) with a degree in social work, but she currently waits tables.
Now 26, Castillo also works tirelessly to lobby Congress to pass the DREAM Act, a piece of legislation that would give immigrants who were brought to the United States at a young age legal status and clear the path for citizenship if they pursue a college degree or enlist in the armed forces.
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