1087: The Financial Triumphs of an Undocumented Immigrant

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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(Replay from August 26, 2019) Daniela Pierre-Bravo has a lengthy roster of accomplishments: She is a booking producer for MSNBC’s Morning Joe and recently co-authored a book with Mika Brzezinski, providing straight-talking advice for millennial women in the workforce, entitled Earn It! But none of these opportunities were handed to her. Moving to the U.S. from Chile when she was a teenager, she found out she was an undocumented resident when applying for college...and, as a result, was unable to work, drive, or receive financial assistance for school. How she persevered is a story of grit, determination and optimism. Daniela became a Dream Act student and took the opportunity to side-hustle her way through school to graduate on-time and debt-free. That drive continued as she entered the workforce. Follow Daniela on twitter @dpierrebravo and on the Know Your Value website: https://www.nbcnews.com/knowyourvalue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 1087, Daniela Pierre Bravo, producer for MS NBC and co-author of the book Earn It.
0:10.0	You're listening to So Money with Farnu Farnu Karabi.
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0:36.2	When I was applying for colleges,
0:38.4	I was really excited in a small town in Ohio,
0:41.6	excited to go out to other states and kind of make my own way, but I realized I was undocumented while I was applying for scholarships and my family didn't make much. My parents were always working two
0:56.5	and three jobs. They were really never home and so the whole process I had to sort of
1:00.6	figure it out themselves. Then I found out that actually I didn't
1:03.8	qualify for any loans because I didn't have any paperwork that I couldn't apply for
1:08.3	any staff of benefits because I didn't have any paperwork and so from start, it was really going to be an uphill battle.
1:15.9	Welcome to So Money, everybody.
1:17.7	I'm your host, Farnou Shurabi.
1:19.1	It is Wednesday, August 26th.
1:21.6	And before we get to today's episode I wanted to remind everybody if you've
1:26.1	been following me on Instagram you know that there's a special giveaway and the
1:32.0	deadline to apply ends today.
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