Democratic governor candidates make their case to Fresno voters during forum at Fresno City College

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Candidates vying to beryllium the Golden State's adjacent person made a pit halt successful Fresno to talk straight to vale voters.

At Fresno City College connected Wednesday, 5 democrats, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Katie Porter, Tony Thurmond and Antonio Villaraigosa, took to the signifier to talk connected topics ranging from healthcare to lodging to the economy.

"People can't spend the state. This is the toughest authorities to wage rent to bargain a home, wage for gas. People can't spend the state," says Antonio Villaraigosa.

Following the Trump Administration's migration crackdown, the Central Valley saw large occupation losses. Each campaigner asked however they program to support migrant communities.

"I already wrote a bill, and it's been signed into law. ICE has nary spot successful immoderate of our schools anyplace successful the State of California," says Tony Thurmond.

"We volition constabulary the crystal police, we volition analyse the crystal police, we volition prosecute the crystal police," says Xavier Becerra.

The Trump medication is inactive lasting down its migration enforcement tactics.

Congress remains astatine an impasse implicit DHS funding.

Just Wednesday, President Trump said helium is focused connected replenishing national wealth for Border Patrol and ICE Agents.

Several of the candidates besides promised to support the healthcare of undocumented Californians.

Another blistery topic, the high-speed rail. Its operation is seen passim Fresno's Downtown.

All of the antiauthoritarian candidates vowed to proceed what's been dubbed the 'forever project'.

"But the lone mode to person what we've envisioned and bash it successful large standard to bash large things successful California again is if we each request amended policies from our state," says Matt Mahan.

AI and acquisition for young Californians are astatine the forefront of voters' minds.

"We perfectly request to brace the 2 escaped years of assemblage assemblage with 2 tuition-free years astatine our Cal States, UCs, and Cal Poly's tuition-free assemblage degree," says Katie Porter.

Action News spoke to voters aft the forum, who accidental this forum made them excited to get to the polls.

"I consciousness similar my ballot counts, and I'm a portion of the process we're going to physique a amended California. We're energized and we cognize that we count, we number present successful the Central Valley," says Trin Gibney, Valley Voter.

This governor's campaigner forum was hosted by UC Merced's Community and Labor Center, they did scope retired to enactment candidates arsenic well, Bianco did not respond and Hilton declined.

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