But apparently of late Cruz’s name has been appearing in online searches for those seeking another Catalina Cruz: a Colombian-born attorney who has resided in New York City since she was nine. According to the , this Cruz has a history of working on tenants’ protection, immigration law, and workers’ rights. She’s also a DREAMer: a beneficiary of DACA, the program that gave temporary protection to undocumented migrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. And she’s the first DREAMer to run for office in the state, where she’s vying in the Democratic primary for the New York State Assembly seat representing Queens.



















