Draft Immigration Laws: Write a letter to your state representatives

Proposed Laws, Our Recommendations

Our Racial Justice Task Force has identified four recently proposed laws that address how California jurisdictions and local authorities participate – or not – in the enforcement of federal immigration law. Following is brief information on each bill, and there are instructions on how to write to your elected officials further below.

We recommend that you support three of them and oppose one. We are providing a letter template that you can copy and personalize to send to your state representatives. Instructions for how to send such a message are at the bottom of this post.

The Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition generally prefers policies that support the vulnerable, including immigrants. Overly aggressive enforcement of federal immigration law can often be biased and intentionally cruel, especially when families are broken up. Our faith values call us to welcome the stranger and provide hospitality and support rather than antagonism and abuse.

You can read the four bills and find basic information about them through the links to the bill numbers below:

Immigration Laws to Support

AB-15 (Gipson) State government: restricting immigration enforcement in the Department of Corrections

AB-49 (Muratsuchi) School sites and daycare centers: entry requirements for immigration enforcement

SB-48 (Gonzalez) Immigration enforcement: school sites: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration

Immigration Laws to Oppose

AB-18 (DeMaio) California Secure Borders Act of 2025

Here are some other resources about these bills:

How to send a letter to your elected representatives

Expressing our perspectives to those representing us is integral to a healthy democracy. It is easy to do. Here’s how.

  • Look up your Assemblymember and Senator here: state find your rep webpage
  • Click on that legislator’s name to go to your legislator’s official webpage. Office locations and phone and fax numbers should be on the home page, probably at the bottom.
  • Decide how you want to deliver your letter or message. Phone calls are fine. Or you could print and sign your letter and mail, fax, or hand-deliver it.
  • Email is also an option, but do so through the legislator’s webpage. Look for a “Contact me” or “Email me” option in the menus on their webpage. This should bring you to an online form to fill out with your name, address, and phone number. You can cut and paste the letter text (from “I am very concerned… to …for your consideration.” into the Comments box.
  • Here is a letter template we offer to assist you in contacting your State Assemblymember and State Senator, asking for quick action to protect our immigrant neighbors in California. Copy the text and edit as appropriate or desired.

Feel free to share this post, letter template, and guidance with others.

Here are four additional attachments about the State Legislature for your reference.

Thank you! This is how we bring our faith values into the civic forum to ensure that government work enhances the common good.

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