KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Victor Morales arrived in the United States when he was 10-years-old. Now 24-years-old, he is going to college to earn his bachelors degree.
"My parents brought me here because they wanted to give [me and my siblings] a better education," said Morales.
Morales is one of nearly 4,000 dreamers in the metro — undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States illegally when they were children.
If a DACA bill is not passed, he can stay in Kansas City and continue to go to school for another year before he has to make a tough decision: stay in the country illegally or go back to Mexico.
"It is a feeling of uncertainty every minute, not just every day. I would say every minute it feels like that," he said.
On Thursday, President Donald said he will support a pathway for citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. His proposal calls for a massive increase in border security and a decrease in legal immigration by only allowing family immigration sponsorships to include spouses or children, rather than extended family members such as parents.
This means if Morales were to become a citizen, he would not be able to sponsor his parents.
"That shouldn't have to come at the expense of my family. It shouldn't be that way," said Morales.
The president is expected to present his proposal to Congress Monday in hopes of preventing another government shutdown.
