Cindy Nava is one of the first recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. She is running for state Senate in New Mexico.

"It is very important to bring new voices from Hispanic communities to the centers of power," she says. Nava: "I am going to help those people who do not have opportunities and, with God's favor, be able to amplify the voices of our Hispanic communities" She was born and raised in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen three years ago.