Releases & Statements

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), issued the following statement on behalf of the Caucus on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra delivering the Spanish-language response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address:

SACRAMENTO – Members of the California Latino Legislative Caucus yesterday (1/3) toured migrant shelters on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border. After getting a first-hand look at the desperate conditions, Caucus Chair, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Vice Chair, Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) joined their fellow Caucus members in demanding a more permanent plan instead of what appears to be the new normal: An exasperating policy by the federal government that exploits human tragedy on both sides of the border. 

SACRAMENTO – The leadership of the California State Legislature today applauded a decision handed down by the California State Supreme Court in the case of BIANKA M v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. The ruling reversed a judgment by the Court of Appeal and lower courts in the case of a 10-year old Honduran girl who sought to be reunited under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) with her mother, who had previously moved to the United States.