Aida Nieto

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Home Institution
The University of Texas at Austin
Archer Fellow Cohort
Fall 2010 Archer Fellow
Biography

A senior at the University of Texas at Austin, Aida Vianey Nieto, is majoring in Government with a Texas Interdisciplinary Plan minor in Immigration Studies. As Vice President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) chapter at UT Austin, she led various local and statewide projects, including helping to gain support and awareness for the DREAM Act, a bill that would help undocumented students gain a path to legalization. She interned at American Gateways where she was able to help undocumented women that had been physically or mentally abused by their citizen husbands obtain their citizenship. In 2009, Aida was chosen as one of the 22 Latinas from across the country to participate in the National Hispana Leadership Institute, Latinas Learning to Lead. While in D.C., she will be interning Government Relations Office at Amnesty International USA.