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DREAM come true: New program funds college for undocumented

Image: Araceli Mendez
Araceli Mendez, a freshman at Borough of Manhattan Community College is one of the first recipients of TheDream.US scholarship, a new program that is providing grants of up to $25,000 for undocumented college students. The scholarship is allowing her to quit her nannying job and focus on her studies full-time.Jim Seida / NBC News