Was Live Monday, July 14, 2025 | 11am PST
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Guest Speakers
- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), In November of 2022, Alex was elected to the United States Senate. He began serving in January of 2021 after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Vice President Kamala Harris. He is the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate.
Event Overview
Join us for a special briefing, discussion and Q&A with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. He recently introduced “The VISIBLE Act,” which would require immigration officers to show ID and ban non-medical face coverings.
A longtime public servant, Alex Padilla was appointed in 2021 to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Kamala Harris and elected to a full term in 2022. He is the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate and the son of Mexican immigrants. Padilla recently made headlines after DHS officers in Los Angeles threw him to the ground despite his identifying as a Senator—highlighting urgent concerns around immigration enforcement.
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