When I was 16, I was interviewed by The Mercury News at my first-ever protest. I was standing outside of San Jose City Hall with other high school students in 2018, calling on Congress to protect immigrants brought to the United States as children. The story ran with my name. For the first time, I saw someone like me, a young Latina, quoted in print about immigrant rights. Miller’s early platform helped him shape a movement built on exclusion. He is now the deputy chief of staff and homeland