Bernie Sanders Hires High-Profile DREAMer Activist For Latino Outreach

Source: Buzz Feed

Adrian Carrasquillo

Cesar Vargas is the third high-profile immigration activist to join a Democratic presidential campaign. Sanders also added Javier Gonzalez as its Nevada field director, also with a role in Latino outreach in the southwest.

Bernie Sanders continues to grow his Latino outreach staff, adding Cesar Vargas, a high-profile DREAMer activist who has fought for undocumented youth to be able to serve in the military and advocated for Obama’s executive actions on immigration last year.

Vargas, who will initially focus on Nevada, joins the growing Hispanic outreach team led by Arturo Carmona, who recently left advocacy organization Presente to serve in the role as well as the southwest political director.

Vargas, 31, will work to mobilize young voters, particularly in the Southwest, where Nevada is the third state on the Democratic nominating calendar.

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