for the first time ever, obtaining legal residency would mean having to speak english and pass a civics test. there would also be a beefed up border. i think after the election finally the country is realizing that you cannot have two classes of people in this country. reporter: foreign documented immigrants like sophia campos, it could mean no longer living in hiding. when an entire government is telling you blatantly that you are worth less than the person next to you, that hurts. it hurts your dignity more than anything. reporter: for the recent college grad, being undocumented means not knowing if she can get a job. for her babysitter mother, it means not being able to return to peru to visit sick family. you used the word in prison. it s a different kind of life. people who feel safe in this country and people who are like me. reporter: people like her who may soon come out of the shadows. cecilia vega, abc news, los