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American schools teach students that with hard work, they can realize their dreams. But some kids do everything right, only to graduate from high school and find the American Dream isn’t for them.
Parts one and two combined
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Sam was brought to the United States by his parents as a young child, but his family overstayed their visas. They’ve lived here now for fourteen years, and in that time Sam grew from a small boy to a young man — taught in American schools, and churches, he grew up like any other American kid. But it wasn’t until he was asked to fill in his social security number on a financial aid form that he began to realize the consequences of being undocumented.
We met Sam just before he graduated from high school last May in Elkhart, Indiana. We share his story. Special thanks to the College Board for their support and special American Dreamer webpage, and for this great interview they did with Sam for their newsletter.
If you’d like to send a message to Sam, email helpsam@american-dreamer.org.