Before Politics
- ◆Anti-poverty campaigner
- ◆Born in Tijuana, Mexico — first Latin American MP in NZ history
- ◆Community organiser focused on migrant workers and welfare
Parliamentary Career
- ◆List MP since 2020
- ◆Led campaigns to end benefit sanctions and lift incomes
- ◆Social development and employment spokesperson
Key Positions
- →Welfare system reform — end benefit sanctions
- →Migrant worker protections
- →Income adequacy and poverty elimination
- →Guaranteed minimum income
Accomplishments
- ✓First Latin American MP in NZ history
- ✓Successfully campaigned for benefit sanctions reform
- ✓Strong advocate for migrant workers' rights
Controversies
- !Shane Jones made remarks about 'sending Mexicans home' targeting him — widely condemned as racist
- !His tweet 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' was cited by ACT to oppose a Green Palestine motion
Bio Summary
Social Development spokesperson; migrant rights advocate and anti-poverty campaigner originally from Mexico.
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