. >> reporter: ricky ca campos ha been in this country for 2 jeers and says this is a good day. students watched as new immigration policy was announced preventing young immigrant -- >> it should have happened yesterday or last week, but it's here now and is changing people's lives. >> i was brought here when i was 2 years old from chile. >> reporter: hundreds chanted "victory." >> i've 4ri6d here my whole life. the uss my home. >> reporter: for many students today really is about living the dream. many of them tell us it's about no longer having to wake up in the morning in fear of being deported. >> i went to the detention center, they took me and my mom in. >> reporter: he says the fear is gone. >> given a one-year reprieve and today's news, they saved my life. >> reporter: those ka qualify will be granted work permits. >> this is entirely irupon. >> reporter: precisely what anti-immigration groups are again. >> does anyone think that the rich white friends will be the ones that goods displaced. >> reporter: says the u.s. has a problem with unemployment. >> this is absolutely