It was a cold autumn night in North Carolina when I realized that my youth was taking me away. I wanted to escape and return to the life I had known; where I had the opportunity to go to school I was happy and understood the language. Instead I was in a foreign land with my family and we couldn't return because there was no future in my homeland. According to my father we should continue to emigrate because it was the best thing for our family. That's when I realized this wasn't what I wanted for my family and I asked my dad that we needed to go somewhere where I could go to school because it was affecting everyone, including my little brother. My father raised me to believe that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. So I decided to work hard and enroll in school so I could study. It was a difficult journey as I wasn't sure what path my life would take as migrating every two months was not uncommon. My interest in immigration issues became prominent when I was in middle school because I was part of the migrant education program where we learned to appreciate our backgrounds and understand why our families had to migrate every four to six months. It wasn't until high school that my passion for immigration law began and this was largely due to my senior project; where I did field work, researched and applied for my citizenship. Thanks to the amazing work I did I was rewarded in the local newspaper, which was fantastic because I never thought I would be the chosen one. While attending the University of the Pacific, I also decided to major in sociology, Spanish, and law so that I could work with non-profit organizations and immigrant families to help them with different issues. ...... half of the card ...... immunity. However, I know that if I continue to work hard, I can achieve everything I set out to do, as my father once told me. I'm not God, so I can't change the world, but I know I can make a difference with my determination and dedication to this problem. My dream is to one day open a center in a low-income county and offer services to the immigrant community. I don't want to go to law school because I can't stand injustice or because my family expects me to. This is something I wanted for myself because I know that I can excel no matter what obstacle is in my way. I'm not perfect, but I've come a long way and will continue to improve. My legal education will not be based on theories in which I will be confused in applying them to life. I know exactly what I want and how to use my law school education and I'm ready to get started.