esmerelda is the 12th dreamer. came to the united states from mexico at the age of two, so she obviously had no voice in that decision. she grew up in hutch hutchinson kansas. she sent m me a letter. growing up in the united states has been the only thing i've known. pledging allegiance to the american flag and singing the national anthem on a daily basis made me blief i was truly american. in high school she was president of the key club, sang in the church choir and graduated magna cum laude. she was convinced she wanted a career in health care. thanks to daca, she was able to work as a waitress to support herself through college. she is now a case manager at a mental health center and medication aide in an alzheimer's ward in hutchinson, kansas. she's married to michael mora. specialist mora serves in the kansas national guard. he recently returned from a nine-month tour in the middle east. national guardsman serving in the middle east serving in a country that will not recognize his wife as a citizen. let me in