Points you can use in your personal email:

– Immigrant workers—janitors, farm workers, gardeners, garment workers, and construction workers—have made California strong.
– California GDP will ultimately fall by $103 billion annually if mass deportation occurs.

Talk about your personal connection to immigrants—why does this issue matter to you.

– Are you an immigrant or the relative of an immigrant worker? Have you experienced a workplace raid? What is at stake if a raid happens in your workplace? Would your family be separated?
– Do you work with or provides services to immigrant families? How might a bill like this impact the people you know?

AB 450 will require immigration agents to operate with California values in mind.

– Many employers allow ICE to enter worksites looking for someone whenever they feel like it.
– ICE will often pick up extra people beyond the particular person they were looking for.
– AB 450 requires employers to have a specific warrant from a judge to enter the non-public areas of a worksite.

– AB 450 also requires a subpoena before employers hand over confidential employer information to ICE such as in an 1-9 audit.
– AB 450 requires that employers notify the union and the labor commissioner of any ICE enforcement so that advocates can ensure employee rights are respected and investigate any violations.

AB 21 ensures undocumented students have access to their financial aid, legal representation, and their constitutional right to due process.
-It also will increase the likelihood of graduation.
-When we protect those students who have DACA we protect California’s future.