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Eva Alvarez

Eva Alvarez

Eva Alvarez is the Public Policy Coordinator for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC). She focuses on advancing key policy issues impacting immigrants locally, statewide, and federally. She is a Department of Justice Accredited Representative who formerly assisted clients appearing before the Department of Homeland Security and Executive Office for Immigration Review.

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Column: Estamos aquí también — We are here, too

By: - August 4, 2020

Everyone in our communities is essential, and our well-being is profoundly interconnected. That’s the reality the COVID-19 public health crisis has made plain.  In this moment, a legislative response to COVID-19 that protects and promotes the well-being of all requires swift leadership from U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing). Anti-immigrant policies […]