González fears for the safety of the surviving boy. “The kidnappers threatened to kill him if he spoke. He just wants to get the hell out of Mexico, but cannot until they have closed the case,” he said. Local authorities say Lázaro will have to testify, but after that there is no guarantee the boy will be granted asylum in the US. On Monday 17 December, two Californian congress members,… Read more »
Los Angeles, CA — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to fast-track a case regarding Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census:
“In January, U.S. Judge Jesse Furman blocked the Commerce Department from adding an untested, unnecessary citizenship… Read more »
Amazon’s unsatisfying response prompted yet another inquiry in November. Spearheaded by Markey, this effort was joined by seven other lawmakers including Congressman Jimmy Gomez, a California Democrat. “We haven’t received much information and it seems like [for] somebody who’s very confident of their product it’s surprising that they won’t answer those… Read more »
The ACLU researchers raised concerns over Rekognition, Amazon’s facial recognition software suite, this past summer when they discovered what the researchers characterized as significant flaws in the product. This prompted an inquiry from lawmakers including Senators Ron Wyden, Chris Coons, and Ed Markey. Amazon’s unsatisfying response prompted yet… Read more »
Los Angeles, CA — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) held his first town hall event of the 116th Congress where he announced he is an original cosponsor of the Green New Deal resolution introduced by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass).
The town hall – which was held at the Ramona Hall Community Center in Los Angeles – was attended by over… Read more »
Bonnie Watson Coleman and Jimmy Gomez brought immigrants in the USA illegally who spoke out about their employment at Trump's resort in Bedminster, NJ. What will we do with this moment? On foreign policy, Trump announced that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month in Vietnam to, in his words, "continue our historic push for peace on the Korean… Read more »
Diaz is one of the undocumented (illegal) that worked Trump’s Mar de Lago golf resort in Florida, working for Mr. Trump for more than 3 years, although they knew she had no papers. Diaz was present at the State of The Union delivered Tuesday night by Trump in Washington, invited to be part of the event by Democratic legislator Jimmy Gómez. According to Gómez, representing… Read more »
“Because the individuals I met with and others that may step forward appear to be potential witnesses to a crime and may provide the evidence necessary to conduct an appropriate investigation, I urge you to consider requesting or supporting authorization for them to remain in the U.S. during your necessary investigation,” Menendez wrote. Two of the immigrants at the meeting, both of whom… Read more »
Unfortunately, and despite the rhetoric, America is faltering once again. Trump was able to unite people behind causes that nobody could disagree with in his State of the Union speech: more funding for childhood cancer, for instance, and a commitment to eliminating AIDs. But, as two of his previous housekeepers looked up at him (Sandra Diaz and Victorina Morales, who came as the guests… Read more »
TRANSCRIPT: “Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez will be joined by Sandra who once worked as an undocumented housekeeper to President Trump. “Her story reminds me of my mom's story. my mom worked as a laundry room attendant where I grew up in California. Her story is my family's story.”
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