What it means to be young and illegal

This story is the same story that many of my students tell. They come here as children. Often they don't find out that they're illegal until they apply for college or a job. They work hard, they graduate from high school, they pay taxes and they shouldn't be punished for the  crimes of their parents.
http://www.wbur.org/2013/06/13/border-reunion-teodoro