Elizabeth Cervantes

Elizabeth Cervantes is the director of organizing at Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project, and vice president of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

People hold signs as they gather for a rally to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on June 15.

La Voz Chicago

Opinión: Soy beneficiaria de DACA. Los indocumentados se merecen más que una solución temporal.

DACA es solo un ejemplo de la inacción del Congreso sobre la reforma migratoria.

By Elizabeth Cervantes

Other Views

I’m a DACA recipient. Immigrants need more than a temporary fix to a broken system.

I came to the U.S. at the age of 2 and became the first generation in the family to earn a college degree, DACA has been like a lifeline. But a pathway to citizenship is the only permanent solution for all immigrants.

By Elizabeth Cervantes