Andrea Cristina Mercado
/Overview
Andrea Cristina Mercado born California January 27, 1979. Co-founded We Belong Together, supporting undocumented immigrants. Organized 100 Women 100 Miles pilgrimage from York detention center to Washington DC to meet Pope Francis, 2015.
Quotations
“[A]n act of sacrifice and an act of love for our families and for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country. . . We hope that with our walk, we will touch the hearts of Americans across the nation and that the pope’s prayers will also touch the hearts and inspire us as a country to have policies of compassion and not cruelty for migrants.” (Refinery 29, Sept. 21, 2015; photo domesticworkers.org)