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b'Welcome newly elected New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi to the Immigration MIC podcast! \\n\\n\\U0001f535Alessandra calls it the \\u201chonor of a lifetime\\u201d to represent New York\\u2019s District 34 and is looking to represent young women everywhere. \\n\\n\\U0001f534Her Italian roots in the U.S. go back four generations, her great-grandparents coming through Ellis Island and her grandparents\\u2019 humble influences on her. \\n\\n\\u26ab\\ufe0fShe tells us the story of the discrimination her great grandparents experienced at the Democratic club in East Harlem how she uses their story to connect with other people that experience racism/ discrimination. \\n\\n\\U0001f535The ultimate underdog: Alessandra talks about all of the roadblocks she faced, from having ADHD, to transferring colleges, to being rejected from every law school to making $13 an hour as a legal fellow. \\n\\n\\U0001f534 Her luck changing when she went to work for the Governor\\u2019s Office of Storm Recovery - reflecting on the importance of \\u201cfailing up\\u201d, and being honest about her feelings of hopelessness through defeat, and how exercise and meditation helped her. \\n\\n\\u26ab\\ufe0fAt 29 she was the Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton\\u2019s 2016 campaign; she tells us how she learned \\u201cgrace under fire\\u201d, how it taught her about infrastructure for her own campaign, and wanting to break barriers for people to work in future campaigns. \\n\\n\\U0001f535She talks about the \\u201ctragedy\\u201d that was the 2016 elections, she is known for releasing a toolkit for engagement to increase civic participation right after. \\n\\n\\U0001f534Her decision to run for office; progressive legislation wasn\\u2019t being passed because of 8 senators (IDC), and called the campaign the \\u201chardest experience of my entire life\\u201d, also being outspent by 11:1 by her opponent. \\n\\n\\u26ab\\ufe0fAs a senator, she has used her vote this past month for voting reform, the Reproductive Health Act, the NY DREAM Act, and the Child Victims Act (which she shared her personal story being a survivor when voting)'