Gaby Pacheco, byname of Maria Gabriela Pacheco, (born 1985, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Ecuadoran-born American activist who advocated for immigration reform in the United States and was especially known for her work with Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States and grew up there but were unable to get permanent resident status (also known as obtaining a “green card”). In 1993 her parents took her and her three siblings to the United States. Although her parents did not qualify to become legal residents, the family remained and settled in Miami, Florida. As a teenager, Pacheco became aware of the disadvantages