The immigration debate continued this week and concern grew at some Wisconsin Universities as the government considers withdrawing the DACA program.
One University of Wisconsin Green Bay employee explained how the program changed her life.
Marisa Leza said her parents brought her to the U.S. for a better life at the age of four.
"I was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, which is pretty much down south of Texas really close to the border," she said. "I was brought to Rockford, Illinois, that was pretty much our first initial location."
She moved to Green Bay at the age of 10.
She was undocumented, but it didn't hit her until applying to college.
"As an undocumented individual you can't apply for financial aid," Leza said.
She became a DACA recipient her senior year of college and was then able to get a Social Security card and a work authorization card.
Until that time, she felt afraid because she was undocumented. The 2012 Executive Order by President Obama protected her from deportation and allowed her to work.
This week Leeza gave a presentation at UWGB about what DACA resources are available and the renewal process. These conversations have been going on across college campuses.
"Friends and family in my community are frightened and possibly now at risk of deportation and at risk of not having legal employment," Lawrence University student Jessenia Zelaya said.
Lawrence University and UWGB had open discussions for the community to learn about DACA this week.
"I think that they are going to lower the amount of opportunities that people are going to have to basically pursue the American dream," UWGB student Selena Deer.
Students and the public both have attended these forums.
