Supporting our immigrant communities is important for humanitarian, moral, economic, and political reasons. The Trump Administration has shown it is all too willing to scapegoat immigrants to fuel a crisis in this country and justify authoritarian rule and a police state where our civil and constitutional rights are forfeited. To stop his dark agenda and to protect our neighbors, I will do so by:

• Ensuring every resident in our state has access to essential services and that their data cannot be shared with the federal government.

• Continuing to limit cooperation between our local police and federal immigration agents.

• Funding legal assistance for immigrants in deportation proceedings.

• Holding federal agents accountable for complying with state laws, including statutory, civil, and constitutional requirements.

• Working with local law enforcement, non-profits, and immigrant rights advocates to educate immigrants and their communities about their rights, resources, and potential legal avenues for citizenship or other forms of residency or work.