Woman's immigration status puts dreams on hold

This young woman came here as a 6 month old infant, the deferred action program is perfect for her. If she were deported, where would she go?    - - Donna Poisl

By Joe Duggan, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Tijuana is just a word to Ruby Gaytan. Just a place like any other place she doesn't know, even though it's where her parents once lived and where she was born. San Diego, across the Mexican border, holds more meaning.

It's where her parents moved when she was 6 months old. It's where she and the other Spanish-speaking kids never learned English until they started third grade. It's where her mother lives again. Omaha means home.

It's where the family moved when Gaytan was 10. Where she earned her high school diploma, and fell in love, and gave birth to her two daughters.

But since she graduated from Omaha Central High School in 2011, it's where part of her life came to a halt. The part that dreams and aspires to do more has stopped because of her status as an illegal immigrant.
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