State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, chairperson of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and a Democrat from Long Beach, said the funding signifies Democrats standing with immigrant families. 

“The federal government is waging a war on our communities – and we won’t stand for it,”  she said. “We are putting money behind an effort to stop the fear, stop the separation of our families and stop violating our basic rights.”

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