David Rivera

Florida student bound for Dartmouth, fighting for immigration reform on the way

Global Politics

A student from Miami who graduated as her high school valedictorian, was accepted to Dartmouth and with hopes of becoming a cardio-thoracic surgeon, very nearly lost her opportunity because her parents kept her in the country illegally when she was 4. She won a temporary reprieve, but she’s fighting for more for herself and others like her.

Valedictorian, Undocumented and College-Bound, Fights To Stay in the U.S.