his parents brought him from the ivory coast when he was 10 years old. he's hoping to use his star power to the immigration fight. he's joining us now from los angeles. thank you for joining us. you are one of the beneficiaries of daca. with that in limbo right now, were you afraid to make your undocumented status public. >> first off, thank you so much for having me and shedding light on daca. yes, absolutely there's a risk to come out and announce my status. but because daca is about to be canceled next year unless congress passes a law, a permanent fix for us, i needed to come out. i have a family. i have a daughter. my life and the life of 800,000 other dreamers like me who are american in our heart could be destroyed. >> what do you want people to know about your family's story? >> i want people to know that i came from africa, from a war-torn country, and my parents were here seeking political asylum. i grew up from middle school, high school, i was home coming king and i had a dream to become an actor. thank god i'm living my dream. through daca i