• Support sound, realistic immigration policies that secure our borders while recognizing the essential role immigrant workers play in our farming and rural economies.

🌾Right now, the current administration — with the support of my opponent, Pat Harrigan — is backing policies that double down on harsh immigration enforcement without offering practical, long-term solutions. These include mass detentions, aggressive deportation raids, and rollbacks of DACA protections, all of which leave families in fear and entire communities in limbo.

For District 10, this isn’t just a national issue — it’s personal and economic.

In our region:

• Immigrant workers are essential to agriculture, especially in Catawba, Iredell, and Yadkin Counties, where farms rely on seasonal and skilled labor to survive.
• The hospitality and service sectors, including small restaurants, local hotels, and cleaning services, depend on immigrant labor to stay open and grow.
• Many small business owners in our district are immigrants themselves — creating jobs, revitalizing downtowns, and contributing to our tax base.
• And most importantly, these workers are part of real families, schools, and faith communities across our district — not statistics.

Sweeping enforcement policies without pathways to lawful status disrupt local economies, drive labor shortages, and tear apart communities that have been part of our fabric for decades.

We need secure borders, yes — but we also need fairness, stability, and policies that reflect the reality of life in places like District 10. I will support immigration reform that respects the rule of law and the value of human dignity — and I’ll fight to make sure Washington doesn’t forget how much small towns and local economies depend on getting this right.

📚 Sources:

• American Immigration Council – NC Economy & Immigration
• NC Farm Bureau – Agricultural Labor Crisis
• Pew Research Center – Immigration Policy Changes, 2025