Karen's Motivation For The American Dream

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Karen came to the United States when she was 4 years old. Her parents Mauricio and Ruperta left everything in Mexico to make sure their daughter grew up with opportunity. Mauricio didn’t make it past the 8th grade and Ruperta completed a beauty school program. Karen visited UCF when she was a sophomore in Highschool and made it a goal to attend one day. At the time, she didn’t have DACA and felt that her dream was almost impossible. Seeing her parents work endless hours and even get taken advantage of, motivated Karen to fight for the issues that matter. At the age of 22, Karen is a small business owner, the first in her family to go into higher education, and is paving the way for opportunity for all. When DACA was rescinded she got involved

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