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Why I May Get Deported -- DACA
That was me. And everyone looked at me like, could you go to the principal's office please? But yeah, so Trump took away DACA for 800,000 people, and he took away all our travel privileges as of yesterday. So I cannot reenter the US if I leave the country. What I'm trying to say is I was 16 when I found out I was a DACA person, and I thought up until then that I was just a citizen.
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They didn't tell you you weren't a citizen.
Which is, let me just tell the 9/11 story real quick. I was, um, I, my, my dad was in New York for 9/11. So I think this is why my parents said it, but they told me that no one got hurt at 9/11 and everyone got off the plane and everyone got off the, got out…
You mean 9/11, the happiest day ever? I love 9/11. My daddy told me all about 9/11, said it was one of the best days ever.
That was me. And everyone looked at me like, could you go to the principal's office please? But yeah, so Trump took away DACA for 800,000 people, and he took away all our travel privileges as of yesterday. So I cannot reenter the US if I leave the country. What I'm trying to say is I was 16 when I found out I was a DACA person, and I thought up until then that I was just a citizen.
You go to the DMV to get your license.
I didn't go to the DMV. I was in class and they asked for my social security number. Right., and they, I didn't have one. I couldn't give them one. Right. Uh, oh, and excuse me, I wasn't a DACA person yet because Trump hasn't passed it yet. Right. And they're…
By getting a job that helped you stay, or it didn't matter?