OH 1750 | Oral History

OH 1750

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas; North Texas DREAM Team Lobbyist. Childhood in Mexico; development of leadership skills as a child; effects of NAFTA on the Mexican economy and standards of living; thoughts on NAFTA’s role in driving illegal immigration; immigration to McKinney, Texas; schooling in the U.S.; working in the U.S.; attending Collin College as an undocumented student; early activism for transfer of coursework; thoughts on lack of guidance for immigrants in the school system; attending the University of Texas at Dallas; involvement in the North Texas Dream Team; lobbying for the DREAM Act; the Texas DREAM Alliance; thoughts on identity as an American.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 57 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Katherine Cloer
Date of Interview October 25, 2012

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