Oscar Silva (24) next to Natalie Taylor (23) holds a Capitol ornament their brought back from Washington, in their apartment on December 8, 2024, in Denton, Texas. Oscar Silva has a bull's eye on his back as Donald Trump prepares to retake power with a pledge to deport millions of undocumented migrants like him.
Born in Mexico, Silva was a baby in his parents' arms when they waded across the Rio Grande into Texas more than 20 years ago, beginning his life in the only country he's ever known.
Silva, 24, went to college in Texas, interned at Congress in Washington and married an American woman, Natalie Taylor. But he can't get a work permit or a driver's license.
"I'm Americanized in every way except on paper," Silva said from his home in Denton, near Dallas. (Photo by Francois PICARD / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)