debbie rios is the president of the hispanic student union at rancho high school, ruben's alma matterf you go and you have a ruben shirt, please wear it. >> reporter: debbie's passion goes beyond politics. it's also personal. her brother and many of her friends are in this country illegally. the d.r.e.a.m. act could have protected them from deportation. it went down to defeat by the senate in 2010. >> having friends who are so close who had that chance to being able to have some kind of legal status here and then knowing that it wasn't possible, it was very heartbreaking. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: political radio host and registered democrat miggette p miguel is disappointed with his party. >> 70% of the latino population went with barack obama to get him elected. when than happens, everybody is fired up, students are happy, we're going to get the d.r.e.a.m. act, everybody is talking about immigration reforms coming in. and then the first 100 days go by and, oh, well, nada. >> reporter: president obama has upset latinos by deporting more undocumented immigrants than any other

. >> reporter: this is a big day for debbie rios. today, she is graduating from rancho high school. ll. >> debbie lorraine leos. >> reporter: something her undocumented older brother could not do. debbie rios is becoming an adult in a school district where the population is booming. nearly 50% of kindergarteners are latino. though latinos are the largest minority group in the country, they are politically underrepresented nationwide. here in nevada, ruben kihuen abandoned his bid to become the state's first latino congressman but urges the rancho graduates to keep on fighting. >> we must remember the road to success leads through hard work, patience, persistence and perseverance. >> yes, i am seeing it from the president's campaign and the local canned dats understand the importance of the latino vote and make it to events. you need to invest in latino votes in order to get latinos come out and vote. >> you feel like democrats are investing? >> they are investing. >> regardless of what happened with you? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: many are disappointed with the democrats. after presid