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by Claudia Martinez
\nBeatriz came to the U.S. with her family when she was five years old. She thought they were on vacation, but the reality was that her father lost his job in Mexico and, like many immigrants, brought his family to the United States to find a better life.
\nIt wasn\u2019t until Beatriz became a teenager that she began to encounter the obstacles of being undocumented. She tried to get her driver\u2019s license but was unable to get one. When she started to apply to college, she found that she could not apply for federal student aid.
\nTo get herself through school, Beatriz found a job at a restaurant and saved every cent she could. She enrolled at the College of DuPage and began to open up to others about her immigration status. \u201cThe hardest part,\u201d she says, \u201cwas getting people to understand what being undocumented actually meant.\u201d
\nAfter completing her general education requirements, she applied to different universities but was ineligible for financial aid. Beatriz continued applying to different schools and was finally accepted to Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). With Beatriz successfully becoming a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) student, IIT was able to provide financial assistance to continue her education.
\nBeatriz decided to major in business since she was working at a restaurant and doing marketing for them. But to get to class, she spent an hour and a half on the Metra and then took a bus. The commute back home was up to two hours. \u201cThere were times,\u201d she says, \u201cwhen I was too tired to do homework. I didn\u2019t feel motivated.\u201d
\nAfter almost missing an exam because of her commute, she finally shared her frustration with classmates. One of them was a La Casa resident who recommended she look into La Casa.
\nShe applied to La Casa Student Housing<\/a> and was accepted. She convinced her parents to let her move into La Casa, and was able to cut down on her commute time. Now she had time to do homework without being exhausted.
\nThe time saved on commuting didn\u2019t just help her focus on her studies: it also allowed her to become more active in school. After being a member of Latinos Involved in Further Education (LIFE) and Hispanics Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), she decided to take on a leadership role in both after seeing a need for improvements. Drawing from her experience at the restaurant and from her business studies, Beatriz became a Marketing Director for both organizations.
\n\"\"\u201cStudent participation was dying down,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe only had about seven active members and now we have at least 20. Our e-board has also grown to eight people.\u201d
\nThe main source of her drive in everything she does is her family.
\n\u201cI want my family and to be proud of me,\u201d she says. \u201cI want to give back to the community.\u201d
\nShe is thrilled to be graduating this semester because she is the first of her sisters to get a bachelor\u2019s degree.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of pressure,\u201d she says, \u201cbut that is what keeps me going.\u201d
\nTo learn more about La Casa Student Housing, visit www.lacasasstudenthousing.org.<\/p>\n

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