Let's be real. Republicans said the same thing about the lifting of Title 42, and the surge did not happen.
They are paying taxes. Taxes into programs that they are not eligible to benefit from.
We're talking about basic protections in conditions that are on a very regular basis.
There was no surge when Title 42 was lifted. There will be no surge if we pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Food security is national security.
That's why I've introduced the Fairness for Farmworkers Act, last Congress, that would have guaranteed overtime.
Let's get past the pretext. Let's get past the excuses. Let's get past the rhetoric.
In 2012, California became the first State in the Nation to recognize in statute a human right to water.