West Valley City • When Humberto Sanchez tried to sign up for classes at Salt Lake Community College, he had no idea where to start.
Being undocumented, he didn’t have a Social Security number. He wasn’t sure, either, if he should put his actual name down on the application or if that would give him away. He didn’t know what scholarships he could pursue. And he didn’t know who he could trust to ask for help — or who might report him and his family to immigration officials.
On Friday, Sanchez held a gigantic pair of scissors and snipped into a white ribbon to mark the opening of SLCC’s new Dream Center, which is meant to help students like him — students who are immigrants and want to go to school, students who don’t know where to start.