Immigration
Jun. 12, 2025
The shape of our state: Built by immigrants, broken by amnesia
What is happening in Los Angeles today is not unprecedented--and if we ignore the lessons of our past, including the vital role immigrants have played in building our state and sustaining our economy, we risk repeating the injustices we once rose up to resist.
What is happening in Los Angeles right now is not unprecedented. If it goes unchecked, it will happen again.
We seem to have forgotten what happened in 2017, when families were torn apart. But lawyers rose to the occasion -- protesting at airports, educating themselves, and speaking out.
We seem to have forgotten that our country was founded by immigrants.
We seem to have forgotten that our state's economy is...
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