Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and a group of Los Angeles County Democratic legislators Thursday attempted to turn opposition to the Trump administration’s efforts against illegal immigration into support for Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting measure on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Prop 50 is a proposal to temporarily redraw California’s congressional district lines in an effort to create more Democratic seats in the House — an effort Gov. Gavin Newsom says will offset a similar move in Texas designed to create more Republican seats.

The legislators conducted a news conference at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College south of downtown to “call for Angelenos to vote yes on Proposition 50 and stop Trump’s attacks on LA’s immigrants and economy,” according to Rivas’ office.

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