Cristina Jiménez: United We Dream

Cristina Jiménez is the co-founder and executive director of United We Dream, the nation’s largest immigrant youth-led organization.

United We Dream is at the forefront of many of the current fights over immigration policy, including the DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and more.  In recognition of United We Dream's work, Cristina was recently honored with a MacArthur Genius Award.

Cristina talks with Chris about moving from Ecuador to New York at age 13, the strategic decision she and other undocumented youth made to publicly share their stories, and where the fight for immigrant rights stands in the Trump era.

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