Releases & Statements

CA Latino Caucus Celebrates Federal Judge’s Decision to Block Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

July 31, 2020

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the entire California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Vice Chair of the Caucus, made the following statement after a federal judge on Wednesday put a freeze on the Trump administration’s public charge rule while the COVID-19 national health emergency declaration is in effect:

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CA Latino Caucus Statement on Governor’s Protections for Latino Essential Workers

July 24, 2020

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the entire California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Vice Chair of the Caucus, made the following joint-statement today after the Governor announced measures to protect essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic:

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UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INITIATIVE UNVEILS A LATINO POLICY AGENDA THAT URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SPUR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

July 23, 2020

The policy document was built in collaboration with 80 Latinx leaders from across California and serves as a national call to action amid the devastating impacts Latinos face amid COVID-19. 

 

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CA Latino Caucus Statement on Trump Memo to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants During Redistricting

July 21, 2020

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the entire California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Caucus Chair, made the following statement today on the Trump administration’s memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce to exclude undocumented immigrants when determining congressional representation following the 2020 Census:

 

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California Tri-Caucus Leaders Push for Ethnic Studies Legislation

June 24, 2020

SACRAMENTO – Legislation to give high school students a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum by requiring completion of an Ethnic Studies course is getting a major push by leaders of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and Legislative Black Caucus.

 

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CA Latino Caucus Celebrates Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA

June 18, 2020

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the entire California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Vice Chair of Caucus, made the following statements after today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

 

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CA Latino Caucus Joint Statement on 2020-21 State Budget Vote

June 15, 2020

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Vice Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, made the following statements today after Legislature’s vote to approve a 2020-21 State Budget:

 

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CA Latino Caucus Announces 2020 Priority Legislation

June 09, 2020

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Vice Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, today announced the Latino Caucus’ 2020 priority legislation.

 

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CA Latino Caucus Applauds Funding Proposed for Undocumented Communities in Senate, Assembly Budget Deal

June 04, 2020

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair of the Latino Caucus, and Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Vice Chair, released the following statements today in response to the agreement reached between the Senate and the Assembly on the proposed 2020-2021 state budget:

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CA Latino Caucus Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

June 03, 2020

SACRAMENTO – State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, released the following statement today on behalf of the entire Latino Caucus in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25:
 

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