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Erika Andiola is an immigration rights activist located in Arizona.[1] Andiola was a part of Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign as a Latino outreach strategist, focusing on states in the Southwest- namely Arizona. She was also the Political Director for the organization Our Revolution.[2] Much of her work has been driven by her own journey as an undocumented female immigrant.[1] In the past she was a congressional staffer for Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Congresswoman.
Biography
Andiola's mother brought her into the United States as an undocumented immigrant when she was 11.[3] They were fleeing domestic violence.[4] Andiola graduated with a degree in psychology from Arizona State University (ASU) in 2009.[5] During the time the US Senate was deliberating on the Development, Relief, and Education for Minors Act (Dream Act), Andiola came forward publicly as a Dreamer.[6] In 2012 she was granted a deportation reprieve.[7]
Andiola co-founded the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, which is "an immigrant, youth-led organization focusing on the fight for higher education and immigrant rights."[8] In Arizona, she made a name for herself by confronting politicians who supported anti-immigration policies.[6] She has also served in the National Coordinating Committee and the Board of Directors for the United We Dream Network.[9]
In 2013 her mother and brother were detained and nearly deported after a raid at Erika Andiola's Arizona home.[10] She posted a video about her family's detainment on YouTube and it went viral.[4] It was through Andiola's close work with the immigration officers that her family was able to remain in the country.[10] Also in 2013, Andiola played the role of one of the two mothers in the music video, "El Hielo," directed by Alex Rivera.[11] In 2013, she became an outreach staffer for Representative Kyrsten Sinema.[6] Later, she was moved to Sinema's Washington, D.C. office.[6] She started working as a triage caseworker with the Guatemalan consulate in 2015.[6] In 2016, she was hired to work for the Bernie Sanders campaign for president as a Latino outreach strategist for the Southwest United States.[4]
In 2017, she was involved in a protest at the Texas State Capitol against against rescinding DACA in Texas.[12] Andiola was involved in the group Our Revolution's decision to part ways with Tezlyn Figaro, whose Fox News appearances and tweets criticized the Democratic Party’s focus on “illegal immigrants.”[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Is It Possible to Resist Deportation in Trump's America?". Source of the Week. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ "Our Revolution Statement on Trump's Attack on Immigrant Families and Progressive States". Our Revolution. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ Cassata, Donna (18 April 2012). "GOP Weighs Migrant Plan". Arizona Republic. p. A1. Retrieved 2018-11-11 – via Newspapers.com. and "Immigration". Arizona Republic. 18 April 2012. p. A4. Retrieved 2018-11-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nevarez, Griselda (2015-11-02). "Arizona Immigration Activist Hired to Work for Bernie Sanders Campaign". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ Nevarez, Griselda (21 September 2010). "Illegal immigrant students' hopes dashed with DREAM Act's failure in U.S". Arizona Capitol Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Hing, Julianne (2016). "Dreams No Longer Deferred". Nation. 302 (6): 16–21 – via EBSCOhost. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ Foley, Elise (2013-01-11). "Erika Andiola, Undocumented Immigrant Activist, Urges ICE To Free Her Detained Family". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "ADAC – Arizona DREAM Act Coalition". theadac.org. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ "Erika Andiola". dacaseminar.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN, By Cindy Y. Rodriguez and Janet DiGiacomo,. "Agents take mother of immigration activist in night home raid - CNN". CNN. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ Fernandez, Valeria (3 May 2013). "'El Hielo": Music Video Inspires Immigrant Rights Activists, Goes Viral". La Prensa San Diego. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "Immigrants Arrested Near Capitol During DACA Protest". The Texas Tribune. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "Sanders-founded group likely to part with staffer who tweeted about 'illegal immigrants'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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