Photos by Karla Gachet kchete77 / “I was a very closeted undocumented person, very afraid of what would happen, and I think finding CHIRLA [Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights] was very important, and they gave me the authority and ownership of who I am, and that was so empowering... knowing my voice matters,” says Rosa Barrientos. Rosa immigrated with her family from Guanajuato, Mexico, to the U.S. when she was four years old. She never talked with her parents about being undocumented until she got a scholarship in middle school to pay for college—and realized she needed a social security number to accept it. She's the national campaign leader for CHIRLA, advocating for comprehensive immigration reform. Being an activist helped her become “unapologetically undocumented,” and she wants to continue building the road for new generations to continue the work. First image: Rosa around the time she arrived in the U.S. (courtesy Barrientos family); next image, Rosa organized a car rall...