Biography
Jasbeth Medrano is a senior at The University of Texas at San Antonio, majoring in political science with a minor in criminal justice and a certificate in data science. Her lived experiences and direct work with migrant communities have shaped her advocacy interests in equitable immigration policy. Through community-based participatory research with the National Science Foundation on human rights abuses in the Paso del Norte region and serving as a legal translator and interpreter for American Gateways, Medrano believes that meaningful legislation must be crafted in collaboration with the communities it affects.