Thank for your comment. I think you make some valid points here, however, I don’t believe undocumented to be this binary sense of existence. While DACA has provided many of us with the ability to hold a job, drive, access to healthcare, etc. it still remains a temporary solution that can be taken from us.

Immigrants in Nebraska had to fight for Driver’s Licenses and access to professional licenses, similar case in Arizona. In-state tuition is still out of reach in many states, and on top of all that, we are still presented with a wide set of challenges.

Calling this dishonest is counterproductive. Here is why.

When DACA was first launched there was worry among immigrant youth at the time that the status would create this sense of complacency, that we would forget that it was temporary, and that it would somehow divert us from continuing to fight for what is right. I have refused to let this be the case for me, which is why I still claim a hold to my undocumented identity — because I remember where I came from, what the fragility of DACA looks like, and because I see my parents struggle (which I am not trying to diminish, nor erase); knowing full well that I must make the best out of the opportunities that DACA has granted us and continue to fight for our community as a hold.