AUSTIN, Texas – Diego Corzo was always driven to make something of himself. The 27-year-old entrepreneur started his own real estate group.

The job keeps him on the road, something that would be impossible without the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Before DACA was created in 2012, Corzo could not legally drive because of his immigration status. He has lived with the roadblock since he was 16.

“I knew that at that point I was going to be faced with a little bit more obstacles than other people,” Corzo said. 

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Corzo is an undocumented immigrant from Peru. He moved to Florida with his mother, father, and brother when he was 9 years old. DACA allows him to work in the United States without fear of deportation.

Corzo graduated third of his class in high school. He put himself through college at Florida State University, often riding a bike to jobs. Before he was a realtor, Corzo landed a job in Texas as a software developer for General Motors.

Today, he owns several rental properties in Central Texas and helps people buy a piece of the American dream; their own home. Corzo says their dreams are his too. 

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“I’ve been given a lot through my mentors and through my parents," Corzo said. "Now I feel like it is my time to give back and to show that I appreciate the sacrifice that they have done, what they have taught me and be able to give back to the community."

Tuesday night, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's decision to end DACA. Hours earlier, the president met with lawmakers to try to negotiate the future of DACA and the larger immigration system. The back and forth has been a nightmare for dreamers like Corzo. 

“It’s tough to think that one day from the next, everything can be taken away from you and you don’t really know what can happen in the future, if you're ever going to get it back or if you can get deported" Corzo said. 

If DACA ends, Corzo believes it wouldn't just affect his career. 

"I’ve lived here for almost 19 years of my life," Corzo said. "Why not be an asset and continue contributing to this country, paying taxes, creating jobs than to go to another country and do that there?" 

Congress has until the end of March to come up with a replacement for DACA. Corzo said he is hopeful lawmakers will reach a bipartisan deal.