Miguel Duarte Went From Being Undocumented To A Santa Cruz Police Officer

Miguel Duarte remembers the first time he saw an American police officer. He was 17 and had crossed the U.S. border illegally. Duarte noticed the creases in the American officer's uniform, so sharp they could cut a tamale. The badge gleamed like a star on a shirt as black as the night sky. He was in awe. And he was terrified. Meeting up with la policia was his nightmare.