(RCW Pulse) - State Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) is spearheading legislation to establish a memorial in Los Angeles County to honor the Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s. As a Bay Area representative, Becker is also focused on raising awareness locally, with plans to organize a Bay Area event, potentially in October, to highlight the significance of this history within his community.
To address California’s past involvement in the Mexican Repatriation, the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization voted unanimously in favor of a bill to memorialize the Repatriation on Aug. 14.
Senate Bill 537, authored by Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and Becker, calls for a state commemoration in the form of a statue or other appropriate memorialization.
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