The 37th district is composed of predominately Hispanic/Latino residents, with non-English languages spoken as the primary language. Due to Trump's expansion of I.C.E., mass arrests of immigrants from different communities and neighborhoods has instilled fear, created fragmented families, and harmed local communities.

But, fear no more! Change is on the way.

In order to provide protections for vulnerable individuals and their families, and to allow undocumented persons to integrate as full participants in American Life and Society, I will champion for:

• Amendment of immigration detention system

  • Eliminate detention as method of deterrence

  • End for-profit corporations in detention centers

  • Expand + Prioritize community-based alternatives (ATDS)

• Evaluate + Revise enforcement strategies, ensuring humane treatment

  • Separation of local policing from interior enforcement

  • Prohibit use of military resources and personnel

• Promote access to asylum and due process

  • Limit policies that place burden on asylum, establishing pathways to citizenship

  • Universal access to pro Bono legal programs

• Adopt policies that address causes of migration

  • Political + Religious persecution, environmental degradation, economic underdevelopment and exclusion

  • Mitigate irregular migration and promote intervention programs

  • Anti-trafficking measures and oppose transnational organized crime