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As the Biden Administration continues to roll out its ambitious immigration agenda, including the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, Paola Ramos will moderate a panel conversation to get an inside look at the Administration's first 100 days in office, the fate of immigration reform and its implications for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. See below for more about each panelist.

MODERATOR
Paola Ramos, Correspondent, VICE and VICE News; Contributor, Telemundo News and MSNBC; Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership

PANELISTS:
Emmy Ruiz, White House Director for Political Strategy and Outreach
Astrid Silva, Executive Director, Dream Big Nevada
 

MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Paola Ramos is an author, Emmy-award winning journalist and Latinx advocate. She is a host for VICE and VICE News, as well as a contributor for MSNBC and Telemundo News. Ramos uses these multi-media platforms --in both English and Spanish--to uplift the voices of marginalized communities, break down stereotypes and mobilize people towards civic engagement. Click here to learn more about Paola.

Emmy Ruiz currently serves as White House Director of Political Strategy & Outreach for the Biden-Harris administration. She is a former campaign aide to Vice President-Elect Kamala D. Harris, Secretary Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, and Democratic Chairman Tom Perez. She is a co-founder and partner of NEWCO Strategies, a minority-majority political firm. Click here to see Emmy's latest.

Astrid Silva is the executive director of Dream Big Nevada, an organization inspired by DREAM Big Vegas. She raises her voice and empowers others so that together they can achieve their goal – keeping families, like hers, together. Astrid was named a rising Civil Rights leader by the Los Angeles Times and delivered the first Spanish language Democratic response to President Trump’s first speech to Congress in 2017. Click here to learn more about Astrid.