Immigration

A proud son of immigrants from Mexico, Alex knows firsthand the enormous contributions that immigrants make to our communities and our economy, and he has prioritized immigration reform since the day he was sworn in to the U.S. Senate. As the first ever Latino to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, he is leading the fight for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship for immigrants.

The very first bill Alex introduced as a U.S. Senator would create a pathway to citizenship for the immigrant essential workers who have bravely worked on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2022, he joined farm workers picking crops to experience how strenuous the work is and to hear their perspective on what a pathway to citizenship would mean for them. Alex is also the lead sponsor of a bipartisan bill to provide a pathway to citizenship for “Documented Dreamers”—the children of long-term visa holders who may face deportation after age 21 without a green card or other immigration status. And for the brave men and women who choose to serve our country in uniform, Alex has introduced legislation to ensure that veterans are not subject to deportation.

Recent News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, released the following statement regarding Senate Republicans’ border security proposal: “This draconian GOP proposal holds crucial funding for Ukraine hostage in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.-12) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.-07) wrote to Attorney...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, released the following statement regarding Senate Republicans’ border security proposal: “This draconian GOP proposal holds crucial funding for Ukraine hostage in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.-12) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.-07) wrote to Attorney...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced the Child Labor Accountability Act of 2023 to provide the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, convened a hearing titled “Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation’s Immigration Courts.”...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today participated in the statutorily-required refugee consultation...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) convened a Senate Budget Committee hearing alongside Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) titled “Unlocking America’s Potential: How Immigration Fuels Economic Growth and Our Competitive Advantage.” During the hearing, Padilla questioned Mr. Laurens van Beek, a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Representative Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to expand a pathway to permanency for millions of long-term U.S. residents. The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 would update the existing Registry statute so that an immigrant...
CALIFORNIA — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier...
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