On the other hand, Atty. Mateo expressed gratitude to Sen. de León for the appointment in a post on Twitter. She tweeted, “Thank you Sen. @kdeleon for appointing me to the CalSOAP Advisory Committee. I look forward to working w/ the rest of the committee & the Student Aid Commission in such important task – increase the accessibility of post secondary education opportunities for low-income students.”
Thank you Sen. @kdeleon for appointing me to the CalSOAP Advisory Committee. I look forward to working w/ the rest of the committee & the Student Aid Commission in such important task – increase the accessibility of postsecondary education opportunities for low-income students.
— Lizbeth Mateo, Esq. (@LizbethMateo) March 15, 2018
In a separate statement, Atty. Mateo said undocumented students are becoming more visible in California. However, she noted that they are “still under-represented in place where decisions affect them.
Atty. Mateo received her law degree from Santa Clara University in 2016 and passed the California bar last year. She was born in Mexico. She came to the United States with her parent when she was 14.
