Coverage of undocumented workers attending State of the Union

2.13.2013 | Alan Gomez | USA Today

When Julieta Garibay took her seat Tuesday in the gallery of the House of Representatives to hear President Obama's State of the Union Address, she joined a unique group.

Garibay, 32, was illegally brought to the country from Mexico by her mother when she was 12. She holds a nursing degree and master's of public health from the University of Texas, but she can't work as a nurse because she entered the USA illegally.

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Coverage of undocumented workers attending State of the Union

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