| Interviewee | MALAGON, Marco A. (b. 1982) |
| Interview ID # | OH 1750 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | 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. |
| Interviewer(s) | Katherine Cloer |
| Physical Description | 57 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
