LOS ANGELES, CA – David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW (United Service Workers West), made the following statement on the announcement of the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI): 

“Donald Trump’s campaign to instill fear in immigrant communities will meet resolute opposition here in California. The Department of Homeland Security has no basis for its legal bullying of Los Angeles County and the State of California. The federal government does not have the right to dictate how our state chooses to use state funds to fight poverty in our communities. 

“The sole purpose of this sham ‘investigation’ is clear: intimidation of people seeking safety and of all those who provide them with needed support. We will not be intimidated, and we will not back down.” 

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