Emma Yznaga is a senior Mexican American studies and communication and leadership double major at The University of Texas at Austin. Yznaga is passionate about immigrants' rights and advocacy. She has interned in the office of State Representative Eddie Lucio III (TX-38) and assisted the office of Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) with the 2020 Congressional Delegation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to the U.S.-Mexico border. Yznaga has also interned at the Children's Defense Fund, Texas, where she was able to include her perspective as a border native on the effects of border enforcement on asylum-seeking families. On-campus, Yznaga is a member of the Texas Spirits and the Latino Honors Student Association. After graduation, she plans to pursue a degree in law.