64: Undocumented and Unlikely with Diego Corzo

Diego Corzo is a "dreamer", an undocumented immigrant that came to the United States as a young child and calls the USA home. He was not able to get a job or a drivers license as a young adult because of his illegal alien status. However, his grit could not be defeated. He formed a business, invested in real estate, and became financially free at 27 years old.

Growing up in Peru and coming to the United States as a “dreamer” What he could and could not do growing up as an undocumented immigrant What is DACA? What is a dreamer? Non-eligibility for work and scholarships led to a LLC and an IT business Grabbing the opportunity to speak up and share his voice on a national platform after DACA was canceled by the government Jumping into real estate through house hacking Financially free at 27 years old Supporting himself through college and paying the price of admission at the same time Working through a speech impediment to become confident in public speaking Giving a TED talk in his old college town – Tallahassee, Florida Helping other undocumented immigrants find affordable housing Build a bigger life, not a bigger lifestyle

You can follow Diego on Instagram @corzo.diego and you can learn more about him at www.househackingclub.com

Diego's TED talk can be listened to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfgUfgCZZ_I