Rep. Ruben Kihuen on His Journey From Undocumented Immigrant to Congressman - Roll Call

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Rep. Ruben Kihuen on His Journey From Undocumented Immigrant to Congressman

By Thomas McKinless

Posted October 12, 2017 at 9:52pm

By Thomas McKinless and Bill Clark

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Ruben Kihuen came to the U.S. from Mexico with his parents when he was 8 years old. After they overstayed their visa, they fell into undocumented status. Today, he’s a Democratic congressman for Nevada’s 4th District, and Roll Call sat down to hear about that journey. [ ]

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