NYSYLC Don't Just Dream, Act!

The goal is now written.

Considering the fact that this is my first entry, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ellie Perdomo and I am an immigrant from Honduras (Central America). I am a Sophomore at Bernard Baruch College in New York City, majoring in Business Management. I recently became affiliated with NYSYLC when the National Mock Graduation caught my attention. While I have been blessed with legal permanent residency and a pending citizenship in the United States, it's unfortunate to say that not everyone else in my situation has been so lucky. I thank my God in heaven every day for the opportunity I have been given, but am well aware of the fact that others deserve the same chance.

However wonderful all these accomplishments seem today, it's the journey I took yesterday that matters most. As most of you are well aware, legal status in the United States is as difficult to obtain as ever. The amount of discrimination that immigrants face today is heart-wrenching, but definitely avoidable. If you are reading this now, and you are lucky enough to have legal status in the United States, please take the time to recognize the fact that someone in your family, someone you know, or someone you pass along the streets can identify with this cause. At some point, your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents were immigrants brand new to the golden streets of the United States. They broke their backs for their future as well as yours, much like students all around the U.S. are doing today. As a college student, I can safely say that the road only gets more difficult after high school, where your ambition and desire are put to an ultimate test. If a student wants it bad enough, why not give them the chance? If a student will do anything to make it to that 7:00AM calculus class, why not support them?  If a student is a hard and honest worker with dreams beyond this Earth, why not grant them the ride to the moon?

I was once told that a goal not written is only a dream.

Well, the dream has been written, and now it's time to ACT.

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