Mike Garcia

Mike Garcia is a former U.S. congressman, F/A-18 Navy combat fighter pilot and aerospace executive. He is chairman of America First California at the America First Policy Institute and serves on the Department of War’s Defense Policy Board.

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Opinion

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California’s affordability crisis threatens America’s defense industrial base

California's aerospace and defense manufacturing sector offers skilled trades careers paying $100,000, but the state's affordability crisis looms large.