[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MIKE GONZALEZ

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2023

  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of 
Mr. Mike Gonzalez.
  Mr. Gonzalez is originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, and immigrated 
to the United States of America at age 17. After immigrating to the 
U.S., he began his new life by obtaining a license from the State of 
California to start his career as a private investigator and bodyguard, 
eventually starting his own company.
  A resident of Santa Ana, California, since 1987, he now owns several 
businesses, including Santa Ana Security Services, Inc., and employs 
250 men and women. Mr. Gonzalez is a community leader and activist in 
Santa Ana, where he organizes the annual May Day March for immigrant 
rights, workers' rights, and human rights for all. He also coordinated 
the historic ``2006 March'' to protest a law that sought to criminalize 
those who help undocumented immigrants in the United States.
  Mr. Gonzalez is an active member in the League of United Latin 
American Citizens (LULAC), and he serves as the organization's vice 
president of Immigration Reform. In this role, he participates in 
historic campaigns such as, but not limited to, the Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the 2018 VOICES Act, and the 2019 ``Keep 
California Families Together'' law.
  He was a counselor to the previous four Presidents of Mexico electors 
at the Consulate of Mexico. In 1995, he actively participated in 
campaigns that led to an amendment to the Mexican Constitution. In the 
period of 2005 through 2008, he was a member of the Advisory Council of 
the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (CC-IME). From 2012 through 2015, he 
was an inventor and coordinator of the Commission of Art, Culture, and 
Mexican Traditions Abroad.
  Mr. Gonzalez is a practicing Catholic and gives thanks to God for his 
many blessings. He is a man who has made many positive contributions to 
his community.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring and celebrating the 
exceptional achievements and career of Mr. Mike Gonzalez.

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