As
Democrats jockey for support in Nevada, a meeting with Astrid Silva, a 31-year-old
immigrant rights activist who has become a public face of the “Dreamers,” is a can’t-miss early stop.
Silva has had dinner with Kamala Harris, policy roundtables with
Elizabeth Warren and
Joe Biden, and vegan tamales with Cory Booker.
Just this week, after Pete Buttigieg noticed she attended
Supreme Court arguments on the program shielding her from deportation, the candidate called to make sure she knew he supported her cause.