Sergio Garcia is an attorney who cites his own story as an example, mass deportations are a misplaced political fight. He became the first undocumented immigrant to practice law in California.
"You're living the American Dream," CBS News Sacramento's reporter Steve Large said.
Garcia's undocumented immigration story starts when he was a child. His parents crossed into the U.S. from Mexico illegally to work in the Chico almond orchards.
He enrolled in law school, before telling his mother he would have to quit because he could no longer afford it.
Inside that shoe box were small bills.
There were enough to cover the $3,000 tuition.
Garcia graduated from law school and passed the bar. He was still banned from practicing law because of his undocumented status.
Obama had just announced a DACA policy providing temporary protections for undocumented immigrants like Garcia, who had come to the U.S. as children.
"And it was just crushing," Garcia said. "It was one of those moments where I kind of fell on my knees again and was like, where did that come from?"
Garcia eventually beat Obama's justice department in 2014 after bi-partisan-backed state legislation allowed undocumented immigrants to practice in California.
A headline that day read, "Lawyer's struggle ends in triumph." He keeps it framed in his office.
The stacks of paperwork on Garcia's desk now show a bustling business.
"Especially when they're in a situation when they're risking having to drop out of college," Garcia said.
"Yeah, yeah," Garcia said.
Garcia is now a U.S. citizen after first applying for legal status back in 1994.
His law firm is thriving. He has even opened a second office in Los Angeles.
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