California Republican Party

The California Republican Party is the state organization of the Republican Party (U.S.A.).

CRP and immigration
In June 2007, the CRP hired Christopher Matthews, a 35 year-old Canadian citizen, to be its state deputy political director. Matthew was hired under a H-1B visa, a program designed to hire foreign "specialized workers" for jobs that no Americans are available to do. Under the program, employers are required by the Labor Department to make a good-faith effort to hire Americans and may only use the foreign workers if necessary. Matthews was hired by the party's chief operations officer, Michael Kamburowski, who is an Australian citizen.