Raúl Grijalva: “The immunity issue, sovereign immunity is the key to the concept of self-determination.”

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.