Rep. Carbajal Blasts Republican Political Games, Including Another Baseless Impeachment, Which Avoid Real Solutions on National Security Challenges

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Immigration and Border Security Task Force, announced he will vote against two different political gimmicks deployed by House Republicans to create chaos and do nothing to responsibly tackle the national security challenges facing the United States. Later today, Congressman Carbajal will reject the…

New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair Rep. Carbajal Leads Call to Republican Leadership: Put Politics Aside and Negotiate a Bipartisan Fix to Broken Immigration System

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Vice Chair of both the New Democrat Coalition and the Coalition’s Immigration and Border Security Task Force, led a call by nearly 60 of the Coalition’s members urging Republican congressional leadership to work across the aisle in good faith on bipartisan legislation that would help reform the United States’ broken immigration system. “House…

Rep. Carbajal Leads Effort Calling on Congressional Leaders to Bring the President’s Full National Security Funding Request Up for a Vote

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This week, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair Rep. Salud Carbajal and 75 other members of the New Democrat Coalition urged congressional leaders to schedule a vote on President Biden’s supplemental request for security and humanitarian aid in support of Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and funding to help address immigration…

Rep. Carbajal Reintroduces Newly Bipartisan Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents

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 Juana Flores and granddaughter Andrea spoke at Congressional Hispanic Caucus event today highlighting Rep. Carbajal’s Protect Patriot Parents Act. Back row (right to left): Rep. Darren Soto, inspiration for Soto’s Protect Patriot Spouses Act Alejandra Juarez, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Alejandra’s daughter Estela Juarez, and Reps. Lou…

Rep. Carbajal, New Dems Call for Bipartisan Immigration Reform to Strengthen Our Economy and Bring Order to the Border

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Today, New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined Task Force Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Vice Chair Lou Correa (CA-46) in leading a letter to House Leadership calling for meaningful bipartisan action to address the crisis at the southern border and strengthen our economy.

Rep. Carbajal, Colleagues Send Letter Urging Creation of Humanitarian Program for Ukranian Orphans

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Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined a bipartisan letter with 96 Members of Congress urging the Biden Administration to create a humanitarian program for the estimated 300 Ukrainian orphans who were involved in an adoption process with a U.S. family at the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  A humanitarian parole policy for certain Ukrainian orphans would provide these…

House Approves Carbajal Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "The families of our servicemembers deserve our respect for their sacrifice, not…

La Cámara de Representantes Aprueba La Medida del Congresista Carbajal Sobre Prevenir la Deportación de Padres de Soldados

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La Cámara de Representantes votó hoy y aprobó un proyecto de ley del Congresista Salud Carbajal, el representante de la Costa Central de California, que evitaría la deportación de padres de soldados y la separación de familias militares. La propuesta, titulada “La Ley de Protección de Padres Patriotas” (Protect Patriot Parents Act), haría que los padres de miembros militares de EE. UU.…

Reps. Carbajal, Gallego Introduce Bill Allowing DACA Recipients to Join the Military

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Last week, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) introduced the “Fight for the American Dream Act,” legislation that creates a pathway for participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program to join and serve in the United States military. “When my parents brought me to this country as a young child, I was granted the opportunity to get a good…

Carbajal Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents Approved by House Judiciary Committee

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Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved and advanced the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "I am pleased that my bill, the Protect Patriot Parents Act, has made…