2022 CA Senate race: on Immigration


Alex Padilla: Battle over Prop. 187 led to involvement in politics

Padilla never thought about having anything to do with politics. "I learned quickly, both before the vote on 187 and especially after when it passed, that we had to engage and change that trajectory," remembers Padilla. On October 17, 1994, Padilla marched through the streets of Los Angeles with his family and tens of thousands of others. "I knew that regardless of what happened on election day, I needed to get involved to change the politics."
Source: KCET San Bernadino on 2022 California Senate race Oct 21, 2020

James Bradley: Opposes California's sanctuary state laws

Bradley is a self-described "America First, MAGA constitutionalist" who focused his Senate run campaigning against Obamacare and California's sanctuary state laws. Bradley also counts himself as a supporter of former GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. "I'm not a professional politician, but we need more outsiders to have real solutions," said Bradley, a Coast Guard veteran.
Source: Orange County Register on 2022 California Senate race Feb 20, 2019

Mark Meuser: Don't defund the border patrol

Crime - people do not feel safe and what I can do about it when I am elected to U.S. Senate. (Hint the answer is not to defund the police or border patrol as my opposition wants to do).
Source: 2022 California Senate campaign website MarkMeuser.com Jun 12, 2022

Mark Meuser: Strengthen law enforcement's ability to protect the border

Biden's refusal to enforce existing immigration laws has caused the crisis on our southern border. The crisis hits our communities every day by increasing the supply of deadly drugs and enabling human traffickers to take advantage of the most vulnerable - our children. Congress needs to rein in the power of the President, ensuring that he will enforce the law and to provide the necessary resources strengthening law enforcement's ability to protect the border.
Source: 2022 California Senate campaign website MarkMeuser.com Sep 18, 2022

  • The above quotations are from 2022 California Senate race: debates and news coverage.
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Candidates and political leaders on Immigration:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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