Assemblymember Valencia issues statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding immigration stops

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) issued the following statement:

“The Supreme Court has sent a clear message to our families and neighbors that discrimination is acceptable at the highest level of our justice system. By clearing the way for these raids, immigration enforcement agents can target people for how they look, the language they speak, or the jobs they do. Families are being torn apart, communities like mine live in fear, and the promise of equal protection under the law has been broken. Our nation was built on the idea of freedom and justice for all, not fear, not discrimination, and not cruelty.’’

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Assemblymember Valencia proudly represents the 68th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana. Valencia chairs the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee.