The WBUR Festival

Andrea R. Flores serves as Vice President of Immigration Policy & Campaigns at FWD.us. She grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border and experienced the failures of our nation’s approach firsthand. She is an attorney and policy expert who has spent her career advising lawmakers on meaningful... Read More →

Born in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, Simón Rios is an award-winning bilingual reporter in WBUR's newsroom. The son of an Uruguayan father and an American mother, he is a proud father and currently lives in Milton.Simón joined the station after two years at The Standard-Times... Read More →

Matt Cameron has been practicing immigration law--especially deportation defense and "crimmigration" matters--since 2006 and now serves as the managing partner of Boston immigration law firm Cameron, Micheroni & Silvia. He is also the co-host of the legal podcast Opening Arguments... Read More →

Gladys Vega is a nationally recognized leader in immigrant rights, economic justice, and community-led transformation. For over 30 years, she has fought to dismantle systemic barriers and create sustainable pathways for historically excluded communities, growing La Colaborativa from... Read More →