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Doctoral Student , JSP in Berkeley Law School
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Mitzia is a rising fourth-year doctoral student at the Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP) Program in Berkeley Law School. Her research examines how becoming a green card holder impacts the self-concept, sense of community, and relationships of formerly undocumented immigrants. Her inspiration to pursue this research comes from her own lived experience as she was undocumented for 16 years. Mitzia immigrated from México at the age of nine with her parents and two younger siblings. She is the first person in her family to graduate from college and pursue a graduate education.
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