Alex Padilla Quotes

Alex Padilla

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 22, 1973

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to restore dignity and humanity to our immigration policies and to respectfully uphold America's legacy as a nation of immigrants.

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You know, people should be able to vote free of any harassment, intimidation, obstacles, et cetera.

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Republicans and Democrats know Xavier Becerra to be a thoughtful leader who is always willing to listen to both sides.

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As the proud son of immigrants from Mexico, I watched my parents work resiliently hard for 40 years, my father as a cook and my mother as a housekeeper, to give my sister, my brother, and I a better chance in life.

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Working class communities, like the one I grew up in, have long felt the disproportionate and cumulative impacts of pollution.

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We cannot sell out our public lands for destructive fossil fuel development that pollutes our air, water, and land.

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For too long, our immigration system has failed to live up to the ideals and principles our nation was founded on.

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Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must address inequities facing Native Americans.

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Immigrant essential workers are integrated into our communities and clearly into our workforce.

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Children in working-class communities - like the one I grew up in - face higher rates of asthma and respiratory issues, which have a direct impact on their ability to learn.

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Conserving the Rim of the Valley Corridor is critical to helping California and the nation meet our goal of conserving 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.

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Some of the most striking revelations in the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection here in the Capitol, were reports that some members of the Capitol Police were sympathetic to the insurrectionists.

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Day in and day out, immigrants have put their own health and their families' health on the line to keep America running.

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As the country has become more diverse, not just states like California and New York, but throughout the nation, it's no coincidence that we have seen a resurgence of white supremacy and violent extremism. And history's clear: voter suppression is rooted in white supremacy.

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How can we expect students to succeed when they're worried about where they'll sleep, what they'll eat, and how they'll connect to the classroom?

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Your zip code or your income level should not dictate your access to healthy drinking water.

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No one who works a full-time job should live in poverty. It's that simple. We must stand on the side of hard-working Americans.

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Growing up, my mom and dad relentlessly emphasized hard work and a good education as key to a better future.

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During the Jim Crow era, we know that racially targeted and racially motivated voter suppression was often blatant. Legislators adapted overtly racist policies like literacy tests, and poll taxes in an effort to shape the electorate.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an incredible toll on our country. Every state has been impacted. Every community has suffered. Especially working-class communities of color, like the neighborhoods Attorney General Becerra and I grew up in.

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