Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley released a statement on Monday voicing his disagreement with President Trump’s order barring refugees from some Muslim countries from entering the United States.
“Religious liberty is a core value of our nation. My ancestors immigrated to America to flee religious persecution,” Mayes said in the statement. “While bolstering our national security is important, when forced to decide between security and liberty, I will always side with liberty.”
Tens of thousands of Americas have protested the order all around the country since President Trump signed it.
