I grew up undocumented in a red state. I now have my dream career after receiving DACA — but my childhood was full of fear.

Javier Quiroz

Javier R. Quiroz Castro is a beneficiary of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a policy introduced by the Obama administration in 2012 that grants relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.