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 Governor Gavin Newsom’s general order moving California National Guard personnel from the border & redeploying them to focus on the actual threats California faces, not the White House’s manufactured crisis:

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 – California Latino Legislative Caucus Chair, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) yesterday joined Governor Gavin Newsom as they discussed efforts to provide relief and humanitarian aid to asylum seekers at the U.S./Mexico border. Governor Newsom called for $25 million in funding to aid local nonprofits and community organizations that serve asylum-seeking migrant families.

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chairwoman of the Caucus, issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by United States District Court Judge Jesse Furman vacating the Trump Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

SACRAMENTO – On behalf of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair of the Caucus, issued the following statement on yesterday’s historic inauguration day in California:

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 following is a statement from Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the

SACRAMENTO – The following is a statement from Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the California Latino Legislative Caucus: