Like Katy, as they wait to see what will happen, the idea of what will happen if TPS ends for looms large for Hnaida and her mom. Teen Vogue: I think there’s a growing consensus among that woke Left, too, that a sustainable future means austerity, means much of the world having to deal with a lower standard of living. Which I’ve always been uncomfortable with, because a lot of those sacrifices won’t come from us. It’s one thing to tell rich Americans that they can’t fly first-class anymore, it’s quite another to tell China’s rising middle class that they can’t have air conditioning, which they’ve never had before in their lives. Teen Vogue: About politics, then. Because I think to many people, even though they see the need for political change, their individual contribution to politics can seem tiny, or even useless. For instance, winning elections is obviously important, but does my individual vote really make more of a difference than, say, my recycling more? with the same dilemma. The admissions system is intended to catapult hardworking individuals like Haris’s dad toward the so-called American dream, but when the attainment of something highly coveted hinges heavily on individual identity, colleges struggle to prioritize competing interests. The reality is that there are many important puzzle pieces to fit together when picturing an applicant. Haris is “not sure legacy is one of those.”