Posts Tagged ‘CIR ASAP’
Congressman Luis Gutierrez to speak at March, and more speakers to come!
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 2:25 pm By ErinWe will be updating the confirmed speakers who will be at March for America everyday until 3/21! Please continue to check the blog to see what other superstars are coming.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the fearless leader of immigrant rights in the House of Representatives, will be at the march ready and ready to energize the crowd. [...]
A Closer Look at Immigration Reform Legislation in the New Year
Posted: December 22, 2009 at 12:54 pm By adminBy Mary Giovagnoli, originally posted at Immigration Impact.
Everyone pulled out the sports analogies last week when Congressman Luis Gutierrez and his 91 co-sponsors introduced H.R. 4321, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009—and rightly so, as this bill marks the opening bell in the 2010 immigration debate. It is not only [...]
Yes We Can End this Crisis: Real Immigration Reform, A.S.A.P
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 5:31 pm By adminBy Frank Sharry, Executive Director and Founder of America’s Voice. Originally posted at the America’s Voice blog and the Huffington Post.
Yesterday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a key congressional champion for sensible immigration policy, introduced real immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. It’s called “Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity” (CIR [...]
CIR ASAP: Roundup of Coverage
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 5:01 pm By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday, Representative Luis Gutierrez rang the opening bell on the fight for immigration reform in 2010. Below is a (non-exhaustive) round-up of both blog and media coverage.
To kick it off, we have Representative Luis Gutierrez’s own words about why the time is NOW:
“This is a crisis. It’s a crisis of human and civil rights, it’s [...]
Check out our pictures from the CIR ASAP press conference!
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 1:11 pm By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday, Representative Luis Gutierrez introduced the CIR ASAP Act, alongside members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian and Pacific Americans Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. You can read a full list of co-sponsors here.
This is the first step in the fight for immigration reform in 2010 and we [...]
CIR ASAP: Game on!
Posted: December 15, 2009 at 3:36 pm By Rachel LaBruyereIts official, the fight for immigration reform is heating up. The press conference to announce Representative Luis Gutierrez’s “CIR ASAP Act” has just ended and now the real work begins!
Today, Representatives from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian and Pacific Americans Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and Congressional Progressive Caucus joined Congressman Luis Gutierrez, [...]
Tell Congress you want CIR ASAP!
Posted: December 15, 2009 at 2:09 pm By Rachel LaBruyereToday, Representative Luis Gutierrez stood by 87 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and introduced the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act” of 2009.
CIR ASAP is a huge step forward in the fight for immigration reform. This is a crucial moment for our movement. We must now come together and show why [...]
Rep Luis Gutierrez wants CIR ASAP!
Posted: December 11, 2009 at 7:06 pm By Rachel LaBruyereEarlier today Representative Luis Gutierrez announced he would be introducing a comprehensive immigration reform bill this upcoming Tuesday.
And while Representative Gutierrez has been a true champion for just and humane immigration reform, he has some serious support behind this new bill already, with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Asian Pacific American Caucus and Progressive [...]
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