Life In Limbo (Maggie & Teresa)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

Red Ventures

Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Today’s episode is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of people whose future has been in limbo for more than a decade, and those who are waiting, working and wishing for a chance at the American dream. It’s time their voices were heard.

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0:00.0	Hi.
0:01.0	Hello, is this Wynne?
0:10.0	Yes.
0:11.0	This is Rick Elias from Golden Door.
0:13.0	Hey, guys.
0:14.0	Well done.
0:15.0	Hello, yeah, this is me.
0:17.0	Oh, I'm so nervous right now.
0:19.0	You're nervous.
0:20.0	A little nervous? All right, how about this? How about I cut to the chase?
0:22.6	And I'll just say you have nothing to be nervous about.
0:26.6	You're going to college. Congratulations. You're a Golden Door Scholar.
0:29.6	I'm a Satererian.
0:31.6	What you just heard was two high school seniors finding out that they would be able to go to college, thanks to Golden Door Scholars, a program launched in 2013 that provides scholarship and career opportunities to undocumented students.
0:46.3	Since 2013, Golden Door has awarded 473 four-year scholarships and has seen applications from nearly 10,000 other high-achieving
0:55.6	applicants. The team has created a community of students who believe in themselves and support
0:59.8	each other. That community includes our two guests today, Maggie and Teresa. To fully appreciate
1:06.0	this conversation, though, it's important to understand the bigger picture. If you watch the news,
1:14.2	you've likely seen stories about DACA, which is an abbreviation for deferred action for childhood arrivals.
1:16.6	DACA was created via executive order in 2012 and made it possible for undocumented immigrants
1:21.1	who were brought to the U.S.'s children to apply for driver's licenses, social security
1:25.3	numbers, and work permits.
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