(CNN) I am one of an estimated 750,000 Dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, now facing possible deportation by President Donald Trump. I worry that the President -- whose grandfather, mother and wife all immigrated to America -- will turn my dream into a nightmare and throw me out of the land where I grew up. A few weeks ago I felt like I was dreaming when I was at a White House event and met first lady Michelle Obama. I had just been appointed to the student advisory board for her Better Make Room initiative, which encourages young people to go to college. I am inspired by Better Make Room and want to help more young people improve their lives through higher education.Santiago Tobar Potes: President Trump recently said he would announce a policy about DACA recipientsPlease, Mr. President, give us the opportunity that your family had to make this country our home as well, he writes
For as long as I can remember, I have loved _. But I have felt overwhelming pain because _ refused to accept me until President Obama signed the DACA executive order that President Trump may now revoke. I would ask him to look at me and other _ protected under DACA as individuals, not as some menacing horde.