Torts/Personal Injury,
Immigration
May 22, 2025
Governor Newsom's death warrant for undocumented immigrants
Medi-Cal is saving the lives of undocumented workers with silicosis--ending it now would be a death sentence for those who built our homes.
Raphael Metzger
Principal
Metzger Law Group
Phone: (562) 437-4499
Email: rmetzger@toxictorts.com
Raphael Metzger is the principal of the Metzger Law Group, a boutique toxic tort litigation firm in Long Beach that represents about 250 immigrant fabricators who suffer from silicosis. Metzger filed the first such case and has led the litigation since its inception. His firm has also filed a class action on behalf of all workers exposed to engineered stone dust in California to obtain medical monitoring to detect silicosis and other lethal diseases that are caused by engineered stone.
In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation making
undocumented immigrants aged 20 and older eligible for enrollment in Medi-Cal. I
was proud that our Governor signed this legislation benefiting the many
immigrants who harvest our crops, tend to our gardens and lawns, and build our
homes. The legislation was a godsend for young Hispanic immigrants who
fabricate and install engineered stone countertops in our kitchens and now
suffer from silicosis
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