[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 176 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING AMAGDA PEREZ WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN 
                           OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                  in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 2, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Amagda Perez as a 
woman of the year. She is an instructor at the UC Davis School of Law 
and a committed advocate for the legal rights of immigrants. As co-
director of the Immigration Law Clinic at UC Davis and as an attorney 
with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, she has 
extensive experience working with immigrants of varied nationalities 
and other marginalized communities. Professor Perez brings to her work 
a wealth of experience and expertise in immigration and poverty law, 
allowing her to successfully advocate for some of our community's most 
vulnerable. In her work at the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, 
Professor Perez supervises law students in the preparation of 
deportation defense cases. This work is important both in its advocacy 
for the rights of immigrants as well as the invaluable education and 
experience it provides for future immigration attorneys. Her work 
mentoring the next generation of legal scholars and advocates is of 
critical importance to shaping the future of our society. The 
generosity Professor Perez shows in lending her time, knowledge, and 
experience to her students, and to those in need of representation, is 
truly worthy of recognition.

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