Dear Friend, Congress returned to session this week and there’s a lot of work to do.
First on my list is passing a clean DREAM Act to help the undocumented young people who call this country home. Our community knows all too well the devastation caused by our broken immigration system.
Right now, a UC Berkeley student named Luis Mora is being held in a federal detention facility and ICE is attempting to deport him.
Luis, who came to the United States when he was only eleven, is a talented student who dreams of giving back to our community. Kicking him out of the country that he calls home would be both cruel and counterproductive. My office is working to secure Luis’s release -- but we also need action in Congress to pass the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform to end these senseless deportations.
I’m also fighting back against the dangerous tax scam passed by Congressional Republicans last month. President Trump and his cronies believe they can get away with a massive theft from the middle class -- handing more than a trillion to corporations and billionaires with no repercussions. They’re about to get a rude awakening.
I will be holding a Teach-In Town Hall this weekend to help East Bay residents learn more about the dangerous implications of the Republican Tax Scam. I hope you will join me -- and bring your questions!
The Teach-In will be on Saturday, January 13th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM at the Laney College Forum Building in Oakland. The event is free and open to all, but space is limited. Register online here to secure a seat.
If you can’t make it to this event, consider joining us via facebook live or visiting my staff at one of our regularly scheduled office hours around the East Bay.
I’m headed into 2018 full of optimism, and I hope you are too! Despite the challenges that surround us, our core values remain unshaken. Together, I am confident that we can make progress towards peace, justice and equality.
As always, I want to hear your thoughts and ideas. You can contact my office at (510) 763-0370 or via email, facebook, twitter or instagram.