Jackie Vimo
Jackie Vimo, as an Economic Justice Policy Analyst at the National Immigration Law Center, leads NILC’s economic justice program and driver’s license policy work through the Winning in the States (WITS) initiative. In addition to working to block the Department of Homeland Security’s new “public charge” rule, Jackie oversees NILC’s anti-poverty work on issues including hunger and food insecurity, housing, and tax policy. Prior to NILC, Vimo was Director of Advocacy at the New York Immigration Coalition, leading NYIC’s work on Affordable Care Act implementation, worker rights, driver’s licenses, higher education, and language access. Vimo’s other positions include Make the Road NY and the NY AIDS Coalition. Vimo has a Political Science B.A. from Barnard College, M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and Ph.D. from the New School University.