Melissa Silvia-Diaz

Melissa Silvia-Diaz is the CEO of El Burrito Mercado, a beloved Mexican supermarket and restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has been vocal about the impact of recent ICE operations on her business, which has seen a significant decline in sales and customer traffic due to the heightened fears within the immigrant community. Having taken over the family business from her parents, who immigrated from Mexico, Silvia-Diaz emphasizes the importance of immigrant enterprises to the local economy and the challenges they face amid ongoing immigration enforcement.