days it feels like our sacrifices aren t enough. and our trauma isn t enough. reporter: oscar was his high school class president. but then his father got deported. since then, he has had to work up to four jobs at a time to help his mother feed a family of six. i work in the swap meet, a taco stand. i worked in a food restaurant, just about anything, just to make sure my family has food on the table. reporter: now he manages work and college. when do you sleep? hardly ever. reporter: christine got into the college of her dreams. her father tried to pay for it, but that dream eventually died with no financial aid. he wanted me to be there. and every time i see him write the amounts on the check, just seeing that, i just couldn t anymore. reporter: at 25, she now works at the korean resource center, hoping to make a better life for other immigrants like her. she says politicians have failed them. it s quite tiring,
these benefits and we re leeching off the government. but we don t have medicare. half of my mouth is rotting. reporter: s daca recipient, she s not eligible for medical insurance programs or federal financial aid for school. i m emotional because some days it feels like our sacrifices aren t enough. and our trauma isn t enough. reporter: oscar was his high school class president, but then his father got deported. since then, he s had to work up to four jobs at a time to help his mother feed a family of six. i worked in the taco stand, i worked in a food restaurant, just about anything, just to make sure my family has food on the table. reporter: now he manages work and college. when do you sleep? hardly ever. reporter: christine got into the college of her dreams, her father tried to pay for it, but that dream eventually died with no financial aid. he wanted me to be there and every time i see him write the amounts on the check, just
a second mother to her sister and an income earner all while attending college and dealing with pain. like, people think just because we re here we have all these benefits and we re leeching off the government but it s like we don t have half of my mouth is rotting. reporter: she is not eligible for government medical insurance programs or federal financial aide for school. i m emotional because some days it feels like our sacrifices aren t enough and our trauma isn t enough. reporter: oscar was his high school class president but then his father got deported. since then he s had to work up to four jobs at a time to help his mother feed a family of six. i worked in the taco stand. i worked in a food restaurant. just about anything just to make sure my family has food on the table. reporter: now he manages work and college. when do you sleep? hardly ever. reporter: christine got into the college of her dreams.