Leani García Torres
Leani García Torres (she/her) is the Deputy Director of State and Local Initiatives at the American Immigration Council where she oversees the Council's state legislative advocacy and leads efforts to engage state business leaders and advise governors' policy staff on immigrant and refugee integration. She has a decade of experience working at the intersection of business and public policy across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Prior to its merger with the American Immigration Council, Leani built and managed the state-level policy and advocacy portfolio at New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization that made the economic case for smart, sensible immigration policies in cities, states, and nationally. Leani holds an M.A. from New York University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach.