Mixed. One of 46 Democrats to vote YEA on final passage of the Laken Riley detention bill (Jan 2025). VietRISE criticized a later pro-ICE commendation vote. Co-leads the Born in the U.S.A. Act on birthright citizenship. Voted against the Stop Illegal Entry Act and a 2026 DHS funding bill over ICE accountability. Introduced a bill to attach liability for wrongful deaths in private ICE detention in July of 2026. Not a cosponsor of the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act; no H-1B position found (GovTrack; campaign release, Jul 2026).

Cosponsor of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2725), joining July 2, 2025 (GovTrack). Backed expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and building units through public-private partnerships in an October 2024 candidate questionnaire (OC Register, Oct 2024). Urged enactment of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) in July 2026; which became Pub.L. 119-101 days later. No rezoning or density position touching Little Saigon found (campaign release, Jul 2026). Voted Yea on the June 23, 2026 House motion to concur in the amended H.R. 6644 housing bill (Roll Call 224, 358-32). [House vote] Rating basis: A direct supportive housing-supply vote establishes specific support. Neighborhood- specific rezoning is not required for this score.

Original cosponsor of the Teaching AANHPI History Act (H.R. 3551), verified on GovTrack's cosponsor list. Introduced the bipartisan Combating CCP Influence Act on foreign influence in U.S. institutions in March 2026. Platform calls for public-school investment, teacher pay and vocational education. No record on exam-based admissions debates (GovTrack; tran.house.gov, Mar 2026).

Not a cosponsor of H.R. 7223. Cosponsored H.Res. 1148 supporting National Language Access Month on April 21, 2026. This is a recorded policy position, not an enacted services program. His campaign site also runs English, Spanish and Vietnamese editions. (GovTrack; Congressional Record). Rating basis: Nonbinding National Language Access Month cosponsorship is supportive but limited, matching Subramanyam's existing 3 for the same resolution.

Issued a statement after the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting as a CAPAC Executive Board member. Cosponsored the COPS Reauthorization Act, which national law- enforcement groups including the Fraternal Order of Police endorse; his campaign separately cites support from the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs. No opposing record found (congress.gov; campaign release).

His "Smart Border & Legal Immigration" platform states "we're a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants," calls to "speed up asylum and visa processing" and "modernize legal immigration," and rejects racial profiling. It pairs those lines with border-technology and agent-resource calls. No H-1B position found; no voting record. A DCCC report (partisan, uncorroborated) claims he called ICE agents' behavior "outstanding" (vo4congress.com). Rating basis: Specific faster asylum/visa processing and anti-profiling commitments. Border resources alone are not an opposing policy action; uncorroborated partisan claims do not create mixed 3.

As a Cerritos councilmember, voted Aye on May 9, 2024 to award a $61,250 contract for rezoning Housing Element Sites A and 7 (5-0). The motion funds planning work for two commercial/industrial sites; it is not final approval of housing construction. This is a housing-planning record, with (official minutes). Rating basis: Recorded Aye on a specific housing-rezoning planning contract. Implementation planning is not final construction approval, but it is a direct supportive action under 4.

Platform calls for expanding CTE/STEM pathways, evidence-based reading instruction and tutoring funding, and says parents should have "a real voice in their children's education." His wife is a classroom teacher. Nothing found in the checked sources on AANHPI history curricula or exam-admissions policy (vo4congress.com). Rating basis: Specific federal reading/tutoring funding andCTE/STEM expansion. This is a specific supportive public-school position.

No statements or positions found on multilingual government services, bilingual ballots or the English-official executive order.

Pro-law-enforcement platform lists body cameras, de-escalation training, community policing and fentanyl penalties. No hate-crime-specific material. No statements on anti- Asian hate were found in our search. Rating basis: Specific body cameras, de-escalation and community-policing commitments. BroadJustice includes concrete accountability reforms; no enacted or anti-AAPI statute claimed.