Astrid Silva

Astrid Silva is an immigration activist in the United States.^[1] Originally from Mexico, she has lived in Nevada since she was four years old. She is the co-founder of the Dream Big Vegas organization.^[2]

She illegally immigrated to the United States at the age of four, crossing the Rio Grande with her mother.^[3][4] Carrying little more than the clothes on her back, Silva learned to speak English by watching PBS and reading newspapers.^[4]

Her political activism began by passing hand-written notes to Harry Reid, who was the Democratic Senator of Nevada in 2009.^[3] Barack Obama noted her journey in a national address on November 20, 2014. She worked on the campaign of Hillary Clinton in 2016.^[5] Nevada House of Representatives member Ruben Kihuen invited Silva to attend the 2018 State of the Union event.^[6]