DACA recipient wins New Mexico legislative seat and other historic 2024 election wins
In New Mexico, voters elected Cindy Nava to join the state legislature, paving the way for a former undocumented person and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipient to hold a position in public office. Nava, a Democrat, won New Mexico's ...
Open enrollment for Covered California began this month, and for the first time it includes Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Ali Torabi, a 35-year-old DACA recipient and rece…
Cindy Nava came to the U.S. when she was 7 years old. She says she ran for the Albuquerque-area seat to boost political representation of the state's Hispanic-majority population.
Open enrollment has begun for Nevada Health Link, the state-operated health insurance marketplace set up through the Affordable Care Act.
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