Former Boyle Heights NC member returns to Mexico

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Former Boyle Heights NC member returns to Mexico

Boyle Heights —A former member of the Neighborhood Council has repatriated back to Mexico after living here as an undocumented immigrant since he was a small child. Alessandro Negrete, 43, managed to reach a six-figure salary as a philanthropic strategy consultant. But his legal situation has left him feeling confined, especially recently. He couldn’t travel outside the United States, couldn’t risk getting pulled over while driving, and hardly left Los Angeles after Donald Trump became president. “I am choosing freedom,” Negrete wrote in his parting " Love Letter for All. " "For the first time, I feel unshackled from the expectations of waiting, of doing everything the way. My wings are spread wide.” Boyle Heights Beat