Senator Alex Padilla – Page 7

Americans want and need open space

Despite, and perhaps because of, the growing population density of our nation, Americans more than ever feel strongly about the need to protect open spaces. These natural areas support agricultural and forest production, and provide clean water, flood control, wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and recreational opportunities.

Protect U.S. manufacturing jobs with mandatory E-Verify

Washington Post writer Catherine Rampell writes in her column, “The myth of the manufacturing comeback,” about the future of dwindling job prospects in American manufacturing:

Biden’s immigration policies are accelerating America’s population growth

Most Americans agree that population growth comes with serious drawbacks (e.g., crowded highways and schools, lack of affordable housing, water shortages, urban sprawl) and want tighter immigration control from the Biden administration. These results cross party and ideological lines, according to recent polling.

A potential security risk: Oppose S. 4787

I’m deeply concerned about the Biden Administration’s continued abuse of executive “parole” that allows foreign nationals to stay and work in the United States without a visa, including the more than 100,000 Afghan evacuees who were given parole and don’t qualify for refugee status or the special immigrant visa program created by Congress.

New cuts in water withdrawals imposed

I am writing to you because the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation just declared a “Tier 2” water shortage for the Colorado River and Lake Mead. This trend threatens the drinking water of Southwest cities like Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Leaders like you need to heed the warning signs that America’s population growth is unsustainable.

Invest in American workers and reduce immigration

Former Democratic Texas congresswoman and civil rights champion Barbara Jordan chaired the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform under President Bill Clinton.