This week, Rep. Pete Aguilar authored an editorial for the Inland Empire Community News, reflecting on Immigrant Heritage Month and the contributions that generations of immigrants have made to the United States.

In the editorial, Rep. Aguilar explains how immigrants have helped shape American history, making advances in the fields of science, technology, sports, and the arts. He pushes back on President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies, and stresses the importance of standing with and supporting the immigrant community, which will continue to shape our future as it has our past.

Read Rep. Aguilar’s full op-ed online here.