My guest today is Mariana Castro, an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient.

Mariana moved from Peru to the U.S, unknowingly leaving family she hasn’t seen in over fifteen years. She was one of the first people to receive DACA which led her to become a public voice for undocumented students, on her first two weeks of college. She became involve with a campaign advocating for in state tuition for undocumented students, speaking at press conferences and working with immigrant organizations across Florida. That work helped pass a law in 2014 that changed the futures of thousands of students. Today, the political climate has shifted, and that progress is very much at risk.

Mariana was once taught never to share her story, but her story was the catalyst for change.

On this episode we’ll talking a lot about DACA, which refers to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a U.S. policy started in 2012 that granted temporary protection from deportation and a work permit, to certain people who were brought to the country as children without legal status. If you think immigration is black and white, with this episode we invite you to think again.

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Elio Morillo is a former nasa engineer who has help shape the aerospace industry through his work at Boeing, Space X, NASA and now Blue Origin. Elio is a proud Latino immigrant, born in Ecuador and raised between Puerto Rico and New York City . He’s also the author of “The Boy Who Reached the Stars” a memoir about his journey as an immigrant child to NASA Engineer. Elio is a huge advocate for Latinos in STEM and he continues to give back to the communities that once poured into him! Fun fact: Elio was heavily involved in the research, testing and development of rovers and helicopters for the Mars 2020 mission.This episode is for every the space lovers, politics junkies, immigrants and the every college first gen. Connect with Elio:Instagram: thespacemechanic @thespacemechanic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliomorillo/Support DOCE:Instagram: doce.podcast @doce.podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/106231328/admin/page-posts/published/For sponsorship inquiries email us at emeraldedgepro@gmail.com, subject: SPONSORSHIP