Taking a look into my family history helps me really see who I am and where I come from. My family originates from Nayarit. Nayarit is a beautiful state in Mexico, that is home to Los Coras. Los Coras is an indigenous group that is part of my ancestors. I come from a long like of strong hardworking women who have fought for what they want along with some who fought in the Mexican Revolution and pushed through so many obstacles in their lives. My grandmother on my father's side had 14 children and took in a 15th. From the stories I have heard she was a strong, outspoken woman with clever sayings. Although she passed away before I was born, I carry her name as a way to honor and respect her life.

When you get into my moms side of the family she is an only child. My Papi Lupe (Grandpa) has always worked hard to give my mom and grandma a good life. He is the most hardworking man I have ever met and I have endless respect and love for him. He has worked since the age of 6, and everyday from there on. He built my grandmothers and moms house from the ground up and continues to find ways to better their lives. He is full of life and is so loving, he is one of the people I love so much in this world. My Mami Guillo (grandma) is one of the funniest people, she always has little comment, make anything more enjoyable. She is so unbothered and careless about what people say and it is one of my favorite things about her. She has cared for my sisters and I since we were babies and has taught us so much. I love this woman so much and would do anything for her.

My parents immigrated to the united states in order to create a better life for their family. My mom, has worked so hard to allow my sister and I to have a good life. She has done everything she is capable of and more to make sure we have everything we need and find success. My family dynamic has always been a little different. It has always been my mom and my sisters. The four of us have pushed though together and everything we have done is because of each other. We push each other to be the best version of ourselves and they are the best. I am proud of my indigenous blood and to have a line of such strong women, empowered women in my ancestry and in my life. Soy mexicana y no lo cambiaría por nada.

Original Article: https://undocu.berkeley.edu/legal-support-overview/what-is-daca/

Daca began in 2012, as a way to help undocumented students. Daca is basically a type of protection to people who were brought into the United States as minors along with, making them eligible for a work permit. Daca protects, children who were brought undocumented, from deportation and allows them to work with a social security number. The daca requirements included a certain age group ages 15-31 , proof of living in the united states during a certain time period before 2007, till July 2012, along with having a clean record, for example no felonies or misdemeanors and being enrolled or graduate from high school. After all of these requirements are met the people still have to go through a long application process, including a 500$ application you would have to pay every 2 years for renewal. Daca stopped receiving new applicants in 2017 when it stopped getting new applicants. This website basically shows you the process and tells you what daca is and how it is benefiting people.

Although a long and complicated process I think that Daca opened many opportunities to people that were brought here. An undocumented child although with no fault is still criminalized for a decision they did not make and that there parents made for most likey giving them a better life. Daca decriminalized them a little bit or at least gave them some type of protection from deportation. Personally i feel like the process and application are a bit too much. Something that people automatically get when they are born, social security number, a person who was brought here as an infant has to prove that they are in a way “worthy” of having. I fully support daca and this article basically gave a simplified version of what it is, I still feel like there is a lot of things that could have been done differently. In the article it talked about the process of getting daca. This includes background checks, finger prints, proof of a bunch of things. Daca is a good thing and it makes me think about how there are people who are really against it. The application process really makes sure the people getting daca are “good” people and not criminals so i don't understand why people are so mad about it. Daca was a big improvement to a large percentage of the united states and especially here in the bay area. The bay area, and California as a whole has a really large percentage of Latino and immigrant families. Daca helped open some doors for really qualified people.