Posts Tagged ‘luis gutierrez’
President Obama, Arizona, and Immigration Hardball
Posted: May 6, 2010 at 11:19 am By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted on the America’s Voice blog.
Last night President Obama weighed in again on the immigration debate and Arizona’s controversial new law, according to Scott Wilson of the Washington Post:
President Obama told a White House reception Wednesday that he wants “to begin work this year” on comprehensive immigration reform, warning the audience that securing [...]
Rep. Gutierrez: We must make it intolerable for Congress not to act
Posted: April 23, 2010 at 4:11 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast night, nearly 30,000 immigration reform advocates joined an emergency strategy call with Representative Luis Gutierrez to discuss the moment we are in. On the call, Rep. Gutierrez talked about what has happened politically in the two weeks since he joined over 10,000 people at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Listen to (or download) a [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
No more excuses for inaction: Rep. Gutierrez to introduce immigration reform bill
Posted: December 11, 2009 at 1:05 pm By Rachel LaBruyereRepresentative Luis Gutierrez, the consummate champion of just and humane immigration reform, is making good on a promise.
In October, Rep. Gutierrez came to our Family Unity event and spoke in front of the capitol about the urgent need for reform. In November, he spoke to more than 60,000 people during our Families, Freedom and [...]
VIDEO: How We Will Make Real Immigration Reform a Reality!
Posted: November 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm By Rachel LaBruyereOn Wednesday night, 60,000 people joined what was an incredible call to action on overhauling our nation’s broken immigration laws.
Today, we’re releasing a new video that features Congressman Luis Gutierrez unveiling his principles for reform in October, and which calls on all of us to help build the movement for real immigration reform:
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