NORMAN — Deisy Escalera considers Oklahoma her home.
She graduated from high school here, goes to college here and pays taxes here. But in some respects, Escalera isn’t American — at least, not on paper.
Deisy Escalera, 23, came to the United States illegally from Mexico with her mother when she was six years old. Today, she’s one of 25 undocumented students at the University of Oklahoma.
NORMAN — Deisy Escalera considers Oklahoma her home.
She graduated from high school here, goes to college here and pays taxes here. But in some respects, Escalera isn’t American — at least, not on paper.