Quotes from Alex Padilla

Building back better demands that we build back better for everyone - and that we leave no one and no community behind.

We must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in order to reform the system that led to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Adam Toledo, and too many more.

Rooting out white supremacists and right-wing extremists is a challenge that local law enforcement agencies, and even the U.S. military, is facing all across this nation.

The Background Check Expansion Act will help prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands, and combat senseless gun violence.

Immigrants are critical to our strength in every essential industry, from agriculture and education to health care, domestic work, construction, food processing, technology, and many more.

Dignity, respect, and citizenship for essential workers is personal for me and in the best interest of our country.

I'll continue working to ensure that everyone - regardless of their background - is treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Our public lands are one of our state's greatest gifts - from the San Gabriel Mountains, to the Central Coast, and through Northwestern California's forests and rivers.

Restoring the right to vote to individuals who have served their term in prison is also a common-sense public safety measure.

It isn't life, liberty and pursuit of happiness for some - it is declared for all of us. So let's celebrate America by defending the right to vote - for every eligible citizen, everywhere in America.

College students shouldn't be forced to choose between text books and their next meal.

Having served as California's top elections official, I've been fighting back against Trump's 'Big Lie' and conspiracy theories about the integrity of our elections for years.

While no state has more at stake in immigration policy than California, the entire nation stands to benefit from thoughtful immigration reform.

Republicans and Democrats know Xavier Becerra to be a thoughtful leader who is always willing to listen to both sides.

As the Senator from the most populous and most diverse state in the nation - and as the first Latino Senator from California - let me just say: what a great country this is.

My parents immigrated to California from Mexico in the 1960s in search of a better life. They arrived from different regions of Mexico with little formal education, but a tremendous work ethic and big dreams.

Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must address inequities facing Native Americans.

No one who works a full-time job should live in poverty. It's that simple. We must stand on the side of hard-working Americans.

Immigrant essential workers are integrated into our communities and clearly into our workforce.

Children in working-class communities - like the one I grew up in - face higher rates of asthma and respiratory issues, which have a direct impact on their ability to learn.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an incredible toll on our country. Every state has been impacted. Every community has suffered. Especially working-class communities of color, like the neighborhoods Attorney General Becerra and I grew up in.

Too many immigrants lack basic workplace protections because of their immigration status.

With just an elementary school education, my father worked as a short order cook for forty years before retirement. He liked to boast that his kitchen 'never failed an inspection.' For the same forty years, my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper for a group of families in the affluent communities of Studio City and Sherman Oaks.

When they regain the right to vote, formerly incarcerated individuals know that they have a real voice in impacting change in their community.