An activist, Garcia identifies as a socialist and has worked with many organizations that supports immigrants, abortions and actions against climate change.[2][1] She was also a mathematics high school teacher in New York City and a trainer for activists.[3]
Early Life
Garcia was born in Southern California.[3] Her father immigrated to the United States from Mexico, which is a main reason why Garcia became involved in politics.[4] She was raised in California and New York City.[5] She became politically active at the age of 17, she founded a women’s rights organization at her high school.[2]
Garcia studied at Columbia University.[6] During her time in college, she went on a speaking tour, talking to students across about politics in California.[4] Also during her time at Columbia, Garcia was a student journalist and activist who founded the activist group Lucha at Columbia.[7]
Career and activism
Garcia is known for her feminist and pro-immigration activism.[4][2] She identifies as a socialist.[2] She helped train activists to fight for reproductive rights and to help Latina activists across the United States.[8] She was an organizer for the Women Organized to Resist & Defend (WORD) and attended several anti-war rallies in Washington, D.C..[9]
After graduating from Columbia University, Garcia became a math teacher in New York City.[4][3] Garcia is a founder of the Justice Center en El Barrio in New York City.[3] She is a member of the Central Committee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.[4]
In 2012, she became a political organizer and began working for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice where she trained immigrant women and working-class Latina activists in New York, Texas, Virginia and Florida.[4][12]
The De la Cruz-Garcia campaign promises to support reparations for African Americans, push for a single-payer healthcare system, end all U.S aid to Israel, forgive all student loan debt, fully recognize Native American sovereignty, cut the U.S. military budget by 90%, take control of the 100 largest corporations, expand public transportation, and use taxation to end billionaires.[15][16]
