Originally from Morelia, Michoac, Laura Rubio, 48, is a Mexican activist for the most vulnerable in East Palo Alto and who a few days ago migrated north, like the Monarch butterfly, to seek better opportunities for herself and her children outside of her country, Michoacán, to the United States.
Laura never imagined that she would find her calling as an activist for the rights of the most needy in East Palo Alto, a city located in San Mateo County, California, where she lives.
It all began as she herself tells it, during her experience as a domestic worker, a job that fills her with pride, because thanks to it she has been able to raise her children.
This work allowed her to realize how many of these workers' rights are undermined by their employers. She experienced this situation firsthand, after seeing her days off restricted, or even being forced to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, because she said her clients want to see their houses clean.
Laura is not only dedicated to assisting immigrants but also Americans who are looking for advice to obtain support from government programs that, for the most part, have been left out due to the biases inherent in aid programs.
As Rubio dedicates his activism to reviewing the official documentation of the aid programs to translate, not only the information into the Spanish language, but to analyze the content and propose to the state of California, the necessary modifications, as he did in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic so that everyone who needed it could have access to benefits.