Christine Bubser

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Bubser called a privately-owned ICE prison “a stain.”

Bubser supports “humane immigration reform” which includes the DREAM Act.

C ALLS P RIVATELY -O WNED ICE P RISON “A S TAIN ” & S UPPORTS DREAM A CT In 2020, Christine Bubser criticized the existence of a privately-owned ICE prison in California’s 8 th Congressional District, calling it “a stain.” Moreover, she supports the state’s ban on private prisons and is opposed to deporting any illegal immigrants. She would also like to see the DREAM Act enacted. According to one of her responses on a League of Women Voters of California questionnaire, Bubser responded,

I support equal immigration opportunities for all people, unequivocally. I strongly believe that immigrants are a benefit to our society, not a burden, and will advocate for fair and legal treatment of people seeking asylum and membership in the American community. Instead of deporting immigrants, we need to enact legislation which ensures that all working people have rights and are able to exercise them without fear of retaliation. Enacting humane immigration reform is critical to lifting labor standards and empowering workers. In Congress, I will stand in solidarity with all working people and will work to enact legislation which comports with our national values, including providing a clear pathway to citizenship for hardworking, tax-paying immigrants, keeping families together, and guaranteeing the same rights, obligations and basic fairness for all workers, no matter where they come from. I support continuing protections for DACA recipients and would want to see them included in any long-term, fair, and practical immigration policy. In addition, I want to see DAPA protection fully implemented, and well as the DREAM Act. Our current system is wildly overloaded so immediate reform is needed so that asylum seekers get the help they so desperately need. That there is a privately-owned ICE prison in our district is a stain. I support the California Legislature’s ban on private prisons and hope to see the speedy closure or dismantling of the Adelanto facility, or at least take over by the state or federal government. At the same time, I recognize that the corrections officers that work in this and other facilities must not be abandoned; we must provide pathways to reassignment or retraining for these officers into other secure jobs. 5

5 Questions & Answers, “Christine Bubser,” Voter’s Edge California