Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “I think that taxpayers, the United States taxpayers, would want us to prioritize, first and foremost, American-taxpaying…”

Yesterday in Carpinteria, I witnessed ICE agents using unnecessarily aggressive and militarized tactics against local farm workers and peaceful protesters. It was appalling. This is not how we keep our communities safe. As a Member of…

Today, I was at Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria where ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farm workers and our agricultural community.

But the current federal transit funding framework isn’t adequate for these communities, leaving too many of them without the support they need.

They are also a gross misuse of limited resources and a betrayal of the values that define us as Americans.