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struggle4progress

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Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:29 PM Sep 2017

'I woke up and realized this wasn't a bad dream'

CNN
Updated 29 mins ago

NEW YORK -- Cesar .. remembers when his parents made the .. decision to overstay their migrant worker visa ...

He was just 10 years old ...

... Now 28, he's two years into an eight-year dual degree MD-Phd program ...And he's attending the program on a full scholarship.

But .. now .. he could lose everything ...

He graduated high school third in his class, earning a full scholarship to New Mexico State University ...

http://abc7chicago.com/politics/daca-med-student-i-woke-up-and-realized-this-wasnt-a-bad-dream/2392078/

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'I woke up and realized this wasn't a bad dream' (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2017 OP
Je adore Chicago saidsimplesimon Sep 2017 #1
"an eight-year dual degree MD-Phd program..." Yeah, let's kick him out. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #2
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