Young Immigrants ‘Relieved’ As They Seek Deferrals

This article tells the stories of young immigrants and their feelings as they get deferred status and work permits.  - - Donna Poisl

ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer

ATLANTA—A roomful of activists at a recent immigration conference shared details about getting driver’s licenses for unauthorized immigrants and if they could attend public colleges.

But for two young people the wonkish talk meant something more than to most. They were so-called “Dreamers,” young people brought to the United States by parents and who are growing up in the only country they have known but without the legal right to be here.

Marco Ouiroga, from Florida, is waiting to hear from the federal government about his application for deferred deportation.  “I felt like a human being for the first time,” he said about filing the documents.
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