Executive Director, CSA San Diego County; President, San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing
Estela De Los Rios
Born in Mexico, Estela De Los Rios grew up in California and began work picking grapes at the age of thirteen. Today, as Executive Director of CSA San Diego County, Ms. De Los Rios fights human trafficking, hate crimes, discrimination, and civil rights violations experienced by immigrants/refugees. She has served as an international leader for Justice Overcoming Boundaries and chaired both the Immigrant Rights Consortium and United for a Hate Free San Diego. Ms. De Los Rios is also President of the San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing and has been recognized for more than 48 years for fair-housing, civil-rights, and social-justice advocacy.
“We cannot let children be raped and trafficked on our border with Mexico, regardless of what side. It’s very sad to know that this is occurring on a daily basis.”