Pedro Aviles came to the United States from El Salvador when he was 15. Since that time, he’s been a youth activist, and a member of the Mayor’s Commission on Latino issues and he now is director of the National Capital Immigration Coalition. He is coordinating regionwide opposition to various Virginia county ordinances that seek to crack down on illegal immigration.
How did you get involved in community activism? What was your first cause?
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