By Ricardo Roura
Leaders of the Los Angeles immigrant community They expressed their support for the candidate for governor of California, Xavier Becerra, in the face of attacks by Tom Steyer.
Following the resurgence of Becerra’s campaign, Steyer stated that then-Secretary of Health and Human Services in Joe Biden’s administration mishandled the reunification of thousands of immigrant families and unaccompanied children.
The fight to lead the Democratic candidacy for governor of California is closed after the departure of Eric Swalwell, considered one of the favorites to fill the position currently held by Gavin Newsom.
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“It is deeply irresponsible for Tom Steyer and other gubernatorial candidates recycle the same damaging and discredited arguments as Donald Trump used to attack the work of Xavier Becerra,” declared the president of the Coalition for Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Angélica Salas.
In addition to Becerra and Steyer, in the race for California governor There are also Democrats Matt Mahan, Tony Thurmond, Katie Porter and Antonio Villaraigosaas well as Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton.
Democrat Betty Yee He gave up continuing with his campaign.
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According to Salas, using Trump’s lies exploits the suffering of migrant children to obtain political gaindistorts the truth and undermines the staunch work that many undertook to reverse the inhumane policies implemented by Trump during his first term.
“The truth is that Tom Steyer built the prisons, Trump filled them and Becerra worked for years dismantling them and protecting immigrant families and the most vulnerable Californians“added Salas.
Since mid-April, The CHIRLA Action Fund publicly expressed its support for Becerra in the race for governor of the Golden State.
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For the president of CHIRLA, it is a moment when Communities need leadership based on facts, compassion and responsibilityand that Steyer’s political attacks echo rhetoric they have worked hard to reject in California.
The also president of the Board of Directors of the Chirla Action Fund demanded that Tom Steyer ends political attacks against Becerra.
The California primaries are scheduled to take place on June 2the election from which the two candidates who will fight for the governorship in the November general votes will emerge.
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