Gabby Pacheco: Student, Dreamer and Rabble Rouser
Gaby was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She doesn’t remember much of her city, but her family was close. She remembers her grandmother saying, “If everything else is taken from you, you will always have family.”
When Gaby was eight years old, her parents came to the United States where they believed their children would be safer and be able to get a good education. They didn’t have the proper documents giving them permission to come. This isn’t a crime. But it is against the civil law, and there is always a risk that undocumented immigrants, even small children, can be deported – sent back to their home countries.
Undocumented immigrant children have few rights, but they do have the right to go to a public school. Gaby worked hard and got good grades. Her teachers recommended her for a gifted and talented program. In middle school