Pablo Alvarado
AGE: 39
OCCUPATION: Coordinator of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network in the U.S.
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 1
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: Considered the Cesar Chavez of America's immigrant day workers, has spearheaded campaigns for better working conditions and higher wages. Alvarado recently joined a $4 million lobbying campaign to help legalize the 11 million undocumented migrants in the U.S.
CON: Day workers—often the face of illegal immigration—face tough opposition in Congress and from labor unions.