Several local residents have been invited to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Congressman Brendan Boyle of Montgomery County invited SEPTA bus driver Chris DeShields to be his guest.Mitzi Colin Lopez of West Chester, Pa. is on the list of guests for first lady Jill Biden's viewing box.
The White House says Lopez was 3 years old when her parents brought her to the United States from Mexico. "She grew up only knowing the United States as her home. As a DREAMer, she applied for and received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in 2015, and has since graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
"She is an advocate for comprehensive immigration reform and in 2021, Colin Lopez met the President to share her experiences as a DACA recipient." Lehigh Valley firefighters Zachary Paris, 36, and Marvin Gruber, 59, died battling a three-alarm fire in Schuylkill County on Dec. 7, 2022.
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