We need someone who's going to govern on behalf of everyone in this country, including immigrants.
We should be a nation that welcomes immigrants, keeps families together, and ensures that everyone gets a fair day in court.
Throughout my childhood, I watched my parents try to become legal but to no avail. They lost their money to people they believed to be attorneys but who ultimately never helped. That meant my childhood was haunted by the fear that they would be deported.
We need comprehensive immigration reform so that we're not creating this cycle of poverty and depression and everything that comes with separating a family.
I worked a variety of jobs in retail and at coffee shops all through high school. And, though I was surrounded by people who cared about me, part of me ached with every accomplishment, because my parents weren't there to share my joy.
I'm not one for lying to children.
It has never been illegal to be a refugee.
Immigrants are working hard to give our families a better life. Isn't that what the American Dream is?
When you're the child of undocumented immigrants, you learn to keep your mouth shut.
I learned at a very young age that my parents were undocumented.
My parents have always been very honest with me.
I worked while in high school and college so that I could pay for school. I also had loans.
It's interesting when people access their inner little girl or little boy. I remember doing tons of those exercises when I was in school, where you're trying to dig into your vulnerability. There's no mask for a child, so all those feelings are real.
'Doom Patrol' is doing the most - and the wackiest - things, but when you've been alive in this time, you know it's actually not so wacky. Awful, strange, and inexplicable things do happen.
I love entertaining people! It's who I am.
I think one of my best qualities is my ability to empathize with people. Perhaps it's because my journey has been so bumpy.
I definitely had to pave my own path, which wasn't always the easiest thing to do.
I grew up in Boston.
I always thought, 'Wow, I know I have an important story to tell,' but I never really thought it would happen.
We were like any other family with the same troubles and some of the same happy moments.
