Sen. Bernie Sanders' new deputy national press secretary likely won't be eligible to vote in the 2020 election due to what she says is her status as an undocumented immigrant.
The hiring of Belen Sisa, an Arizona leftist activist, was announced Wednesday evening.
Sisa, who says she was brought to this country illegally from Argentina by her parents at age six, is currently protected from deportation under President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
Despite her immigration status, Sisa has remained active in liberal politics over the years.
She has been arrested at least twice for protests throughout her activist career.
While in jail, Sisa told reporters that she organized a "Prison strike."
Sisa's mother said at the time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-hires-illegal-immigrant-to-be-press-secretary
The hiring of Belen Sisa, an Arizona leftist activist, was announced Wednesday evening.
Sisa, who says she was brought to this country illegally from Argentina by her parents at age six, is currently protected from deportation under President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
Despite her immigration status, Sisa has remained active in liberal politics over the years.
She has been arrested at least twice for protests throughout her activist career.
While in jail, Sisa told reporters that she organized a "Prison strike."
Sisa's mother said at the time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-hires-illegal-immigrant-to-be-press-secretary
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