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The undocumented status of Manuel Vasquez, 21, prevents him from pursuing higher education or gaining meaningful employment. Manuel works long hours selling wigs and beauty supplies to help support his parents and siblings in Raleigh, N.C., where he lives in a cramped house. Frustration with state and federal immigration policies drove him to risk his own deportation in a protest organized by the NC DREAM Team, a group of undocumented young adults lobbying for legal status in the U.S. This video illuminates the reality of an "illegal" immigrant’s limited options for the future, and the fight to become an American citizen.
Video + Production | Joshua Davis
Second camera at the protest | Josh Stillwell
Special thanks to Urmila Ramakrishnan for transcription.
Joshua Davis / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill