Tonight didn't turn out the way we hoped, and I offer my congratulations to the winners and offer my best wishes for the road ahead.
Antonio Villaraigosa
The Public Record
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June 7, 2026
California is worth fighting for - and I'm not done fighting.
— Antonio Villaraigosa
I think people have a right to challenge what's going on, this rigged election that they're trying to do.
I think we need to stand up for the proposition that if you want to -- you need a court order, a specific court order for an individual if you want to go into a courthouse or a hospital, or a school, or other places, that we've seen…
We are a nation of laws and we have to fix this broken immigration system.
The role of a leader is to be a uniter, not to polarize people. The role of a leaders is to roll up your sleeves and try to fix this a problem of gargantuan proportions. It's a crisis, humanitarian crisis.
There is no question that we're going to have to put resources to address this crisis. It's origin. Not just at the border.
Everything I understand, many of these kids are fleeing that crime wave, that situation, some of them are targeted for murder and assassination.
I don't support the notion we should expedite the deportation of the people. That's not the answer.