Astrid Silva is an immigration activist in the United States.[1] Originally from Mexico, she has lived in Nevada since she was four years old. She is the co-founder of the Dream Big Vegas organization.[2]
She illegally immigrated to the United States at the age of four, crossing the Rio Grande with her mother.[3][4] Carrying little more than the clothes on her back, Silva learned to speak English by watching PBS and reading newspapers.[4]
Her political activism began by passing hand-written notes to Harry Reid, who was the Democratic Senator of Nevada in 2009.[3] Barack Obama noted her journey in a national address on November 20, 2014. She worked on the campaign of Hillary Clinton in 2016.[5] Nevada House of Representatives member Ruben Kihuen invited Silva to attend the 2018 State of the Union event.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Astrid Silva's file". @politifact. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (February 27, 2017). "Astrid Silva: Meet the woman delivering the Democratic response to Trump in Spanish". ABC News. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Mascaro, Lisa (July 12, 2013). "Pen pal inspires Sen. Harry Reid on immigration reform". The L.A. Times. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Hanson, Sandra L. (2016). The Latino/a American Dream. Texas A & M University Press. ISBN 978-1623493899.
- ^ Carroll, Susan J.; Fox, Richard L. (2018-01-18). Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108278584.
- ^ "REP. KIHUEN ANNOUNCES DREAMER ASTRID SILVA AS STATE OF THE UNION GUEST". U.S. Representative Ruben Kihuen. 2018-01-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-21.