In a first for California, the state has appointed an undocumented immigrant, attorney and immigrant rights activist Lizbeth Mateo, to a statewide post.
Mateo has been appointed to an advisory committee, the California Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee, which helps students from underserved communities go to college, the Washington Post reports.
Mateo was born in Mexico and was brought to the United States by her parents when she was 14. She learned English while in high school before going on to college and earn a law degree from Santa Clara University. She now has a private practice in Wilmington, California.
When thanking state senate president Kevin de Leon (D.), Mateo said she wasn’t always so optimistic about her future.
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