She has grown CHIRLA into one of the nation’s largest and most effective immigrant rights organizations that organize, advocates, educates, and provides legal services to all immigrants. In her role, she has transformed CHIRLA into a mass membership immigrant-led organization that empowers immigrants and their families to win local, state, and national policies that advance their human, civil, and labor rights. She is married to Mayron Payes, an immigrant from El Salvador, and has two children Ruben and Maya Payes.Īngelica joined CHIRLA in 1995 and became CHIRLA’s Executive Director in 1999. She makes Pasadena, California her home, the first city she arrived at as a child. Angelica comes to her understanding of immigrants and immigration first hand, she and her entire family lived in the country undocumented, experienced deportation, and were able to legalize their status. She came to the United States as a child to reunite with her parents, who came to provide a better life for their family. Domestic Workers Health and Safety for AllĪngelica Salas is an immigrant from Durango, Mexico.End Draconian Immigration Enforcement and Mass Detention.Immigrant Access to Education & Student Empowerment.Civic Engagement & Political Empowerment.

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