Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

Presenting Hispanic Business Magazine's 100 Influentials for 2008, including the special spotlight on the 40 influentials from Los Angeles. See the biographies on these men and women who are changing the nation.

Some of notables include:

Angelica Salas, Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Hilda L. Solis, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

Fernando Torres-Gil, Acting Dean, UCLA School of Public Affairs

Fidel A. Vargas, Partner, Centinela Capital Partners

Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Stephen D. Yslas, Corporate Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Northrop Grumman

Henry Acosta, Executive Director, National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health

Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel, The Federal Reserve Board

Elaine Alvarez, Soprano, Opera Singer

Juan Andrade Jr., President and Executive Director, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

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