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Marielena Hincapié

Marielena Hincapié is an immigrant from Colombia, an attorney and executive director of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund.

Jose Ortiz receives a one-shot dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic geared toward agriculture workers organized by the immigrant advocacy group TODEC on April 5, 2021, in Riverside, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Immigrant workers are essential to America’s future — and we need a new paradigm for justice

Marielena Hincapié