06/07/2026
🎙️ Miss Immigrant USA welcomed Romero
candidate for New York State Assembly District 34, to the WISE Immigrants Podcast for a powerful conversation about immigrant identity, housing, public service, and belonging.
🇨🇴 Brian shared his personal story as the son of Colombian immigrants from Bogotá.
🏠 He spoke about growing up in East Elmhurst, living in a basement apartment, experiencing homelessness as a child, and how those early experiences shaped his understanding of dignity, safety, housing, and public service.
🤝 Before entering politics, Brian worked as a social worker in immigrant communities, communities of color, low-income communities, mental health, child welfare, foster care, schools, and the criminal justice system.
💬 In our conversation, he explained how seeing systemic gaps pushed him toward public service.
🌎 This episode also touches on fear in immigrant communities, ICE presence, healthcare access, food insecurity, LGBTQ identity, and the idea of Queens as “the world’s borough.”
✨ At Miss Immigrant USA, we believe these conversations matter because immigrant identity is not only about immigration status.
It is about family, culture, struggle, contribution, and belonging.
▶️ Watch the full interview on the Miss Immigrant USA YouTube channel.
📌 This conversation is part of our civic education series and does not represent an endorsement.
https://youtu.be/EHin3lPa_fI
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