Jonathan Alcantara
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Program Year(s): 2024, 2025
Major(s): Finance and Accelerated Ingenuity in Markets (AIM)
Which issue are in NETWORK's An Economy for All policy agenda are you most passion about?: A just and humane immigration system
Why are you serving with Y.A.L.L.?: I am serving with Y.A.L.L so that I can serve as a guide and be able to empower the current generation of students who, like me, share a passion toward social justice issues in today's society. Being a part of this program allows me to be able to use my voice and work with other like-minded students to help contribute to the change in today's world. I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of something great and impactful.
Work Area(s):
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Advocacy from Campus to Capitol Hill
- Organized campus voter registration events and nonpartisan voter education in Fall 2024.
- October 2024–Led lobby visits on Capitol Hill with Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) and Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) staffs on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
- March 2025–Led a lobby visit on Capitol Hill with Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-4) staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to defunding detention and deportation.
- April 2025–Led a virtual lobby visit with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) staff to discuss budget reconciliation in regards to Medicaid funding.
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Published Writing
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Media Coverage
Kaila and Jonathan sit in a lobby visit
Y.A.L.L. students gather for a photo in the NETWORK offices.
Y.A.L.L. students gather at Loaves and Fishes to serve meals.