Editing Daniel Solis (section)

==Early life and career==
Solis was born in 1949 in [[Monterrey, Mexico]]. When he was six, he emigrated to the United States with his mother. His father had already come to the country in seek of work.<ref name=Pilsen/>

Solis began his career as a schoolteacher. He was the founder and executive director of [[Latino Youth High School]] as well as the executive director of the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council. Later, he was co-founder and executive director of the [[United Neighborhood Organization]] (UNO) where he led a successful campaign to help 12,000 immigrants become naturalized citizens and register to vote. He also led [[grassroots]] reform for the [[Chicago Public Schools]] by helping organize a campaign to enlist parents and community members to run in the first [[Local School Council]] elections.