Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) hosted a bipartisan immigration roundtable in Fresno in partnership with Nisei Farmers League. The conversation brought together farmers, advocates, and local business owners to discuss the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform and explore common-sense solutions to deliver for the San Joaquin Valley. Read more »

It’s past time for Congress to pass reasonable immigration reform that restores law and order while recognizing the contributions of undocumented immigrants who have built their lives here Read more »

Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Mike Simpson (ID-02), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Adam Gray (CA-13) to reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Read more »

Today, Congressman David Valadao released a statement addressing last week’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Kern County. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) to introduce the H-2 Improvement to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act. The bill makes improvements to H-2A and H-2B visa programs to make them more responsive to employer needs. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), John Duarte (R-CA-13), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12) to reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. Rep. Valadao secured language in the bill that ensures any adverse impacts of E-Verify related to the agriculture sector are considered and addressed before its full implementation. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Don Davis (NC-01), Zach Nunn (IA-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) to introduce bipartisan legislation that gives the Biden administration temporary expulsion authority resembling operations under Title 42. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Tom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Last month, Congressman Valadao joined Senators Sinema and Tillis at the southern border in Arizona to receive an operational update from U.S. Border Patrol. Read more »

TUSCON, AZ – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and U.S. House Reps. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6) for a border tour of some of the most dynamic border areas in the United States. This is Congressman Valadao’s third trip to the border under the Biden Administration. “For too long, extremes on… Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined U.S. Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to announce a bipartisan farm worker visa reform package. The bill, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, reforms the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to provide stability for farm workers, farmers, and our nation’s food supply. Read more »