1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Vote against the MAMDANI Act and any similar legislation that criminalizes political beliefs. This bill would allow the federal government to deport naturalized citizens and green-card holders for owning books, attending meetings, or expressing political views. That's not immigration enforcement—it's thought policing. The bill's language is dangerously broad. Possessing Das Kapital, joining a mailing list, or attending a rally could make someone deportable. Worse, it strips all judicial review, meaning no habeas corpus and no meaningful appeals. An ICE official could order deportation with zero oversight. This violates every principle of due process our legal system is built on. Twenty-five million naturalized citizens and 12.8 million green-card holders would live under this threat. The Supreme Court rejected citizenship stripping as a political weapon in the 1943 Schneiderman case, requiring the government prove lack of constitutional attachment with clear and convincing evidence. The MAMDANI Act ignores that precedent entirely. We've been down this road before with the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Palmer Raids, and the Communist Control Act. Each time, history judged these laws as shameful violations of American values. This bill demands ideological loyalty rather than loyalty to our Constitution. That's un-American, and I expect you to oppose it.