She Made DACA Happen

Gaby Pacheco on the Art of Power
Photo courtesy of Gaby Pacheco/Image by Victor Lim
Gaby Pacheco on the Art of Power
Photo courtesy of Gaby Pacheco/Image by Victor Lim

She Made DACA Happen

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Gaby Pacheco walked 1,500 miles — in the wrong shoes — to force the hand of President Obama. 

The result: legal protection for nearly 1 million people. Meet the young woman behind DACA.

Find out more:

  • Laura Wides-Muñoz, The Making of a Dream: How a Group of Young Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change What it Means to be American