#PolicyProfile: “I grew up undocumented in the U.S. for nearly 20 years, which informed how I navigated the world and the spaces I could occupy. When I was growing up, higher education was inaccessible for many undocumented students like me. Public universities in California categorized undocumented students as international students and denied them in-state tuition rates, making higher education financially impossible. Through QuestBridge, I was awarded a full four-year scholarship to PomonaCollege, eliminating the financial obstacle and making it possible for me to pursue higher education. There, I came into my identity and power as an undocumented student, which led me to advocacy work and championing opportunities for the next generation of undocumented people. Upon graduation, I received a two-year Community Fellowship with the Immigrants Justice Corps (ijcorps), where I provided legal representation and services to the immigrant communities of Staten Island, New York. I transitio...