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“One of the lessons that I think we’ve learned from the pandemic is how interdependent we all are. Our ability to, to eventually recover is going to depend on all of us recovering.”
Marielena Hincapié is the executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, one of the leading organizations in the US exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income. She caught up with our vice president Hilary Pennington to discuss the vital role immigrants have as political constituencies, essential workers, and members of our communities.
Learn more about the National Immigration Law Center and their #ImmigrantsAreEssential campaign here: https://www.nilc.org/