 permanent residency status and is still working his way through the legal immigration process she told me while she was excited about the news her husband was hesitant hernandez a democrat is the co-chair of the arizona legislature's latino caucus and held a press conference when biden's announcement came down last week i sat down with her in her office to talk more about it both beginning with how she and her husband met i must have been 26 i think when i met him it was right after i graduated from baylor i met him through friends