Cristela Alonso
👤 Speaker
989
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
And I couldn't believe that she was there.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
And then I want to say I started meeting people from the sitcom.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
People asked me, well, do you want to be in this campaign about immigrants?
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
Do you want to talk about immigrant reform?
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
And I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
I ended up getting invited to the White House.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
to basically host this little gathering about DAPA, which was the DACA sister program for the parents that were undocumented.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
I met Dolores at the White House and we bumped into each other.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
And she says, I want you to use your power for good.
Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo
And I want you to continue my work when I'm no longer here.