Bianca Berrios

The issues that were being addressed were about education, immigration, and urban affairs. It took place in Harrisburg in the Capitol. We discussed the issues in the Representatives and Senators offices. Plenty of people attended. There were people from Congreso, ENPYSC, and PALO. In my opinion this event was very effective. Many of the Representatives were very cooperative. They were intrigued in what we were discussing and had some ideas about the issues themselves. I think that we really came through to them.

The things that stuck out to me the most were the way the Representatives and Senators responded to our issues. I was also surprised on how well I did with the questions and the responses I had for them.

For the next Statewide Latino Advocacy Day the only thing that I would change is that the meetings with the Representatives and Senators be longer. I feel as though we didn’t have enough time to express our ideas and discuss the issues.

--Bianca Berrios is a freshman at Bodine High School