Rocky Chavez on Immigration

We are home for the tired and oppressed, even Syrians

Republican Rocky Chavez sounded remarkably like her. "One, security is important, but two, we need to understand we are a country that has always been a home for those who are hungry and tired and oppressed," said Chavez. He recalled the internment in the 1940s of Japanese Americans who posed no threat, and of America's earlier reluctance to accept Jews escaping Nazi Germany. "That didn't set well in history," he said, adding that "a measured approach is often the best approach. We should not take counsel from our fears and we should not take positions that go against our values."

Only English language in public schools

California Proposition 58, Non-English Languages Allowed in Public Education (2016)
• Senate Bill 1174, also known as Proposition 58, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California ballot as a legislatively referred state statute. It was approved.
• A "yes" vote supported repealing most of the 1998 Proposition 227, the "English in Public Schools" Initiative, thus effectively allowing non-English languages to be used in public educational instruction.
• A "no" vote opposed repealing most of Proposition 227, which was designed to prohibit non-English languages from being used in public schools.
• Legislative outcome:
• AB 32 passed Senate 25-10-5 on 8/26/14; passed House 53-26-0 on 8/25/14; Rep. Chavez voted NO; approved by Gov. Brown, 9/28/14

Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants

• Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to require an applicant for an original driver's license or identification card to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
• This bill would require the department to issue an original driver's license to a person who is unable to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the US is authorized under federal law if he or she meets all other qualifications for licensure and provides satisfactory proof to the department of his or her identity and California residency.

OnTheIssues Explanation: Undocumented immigrants have no federal authorization; this bill allows them to get a state driver's license regardless of their lack of federal authorization.

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