Posts Tagged ‘luis gutierrez’
They’re for the Constitution until they’re against the Constitution
Posted: January 7, 2011 at 11:13 am By Rachel LaBruyereCheck out Representative Luis Gutierrez telling it like it is on the Ed Show last night. Take a minute to tell newly sworn in Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, that you’ll be watching to see if he sides with the xenophobic extremists of his party, or if he works to protect the 14th [...]
DREAM Act: Videos and votes
Posted: December 8, 2010 at 2:37 pm By Rachel LaBruyereIn case you haven’t heard (because you’re living under a rock of some sort) the DREAM Act will go to vote today in both the House and the Senate. This morning, Senator Durbin Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Congressman Luis Gutierrez and Congressman Howard Berma In case you haven’t [...]
Rep. Gutierrez talks DREAM Act vote in the House
Posted: December 3, 2010 at 12:25 pm By Rachel LaBruyereHave you called your Representative yet? Do it now. 866-967-6018
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: “I have unfinished business”
Posted: October 15, 2010 at 10:48 am By Rachel LaBruyereRepresentative Luis Gutierrez, a long time champion of the immigrant community and comprehensive immigration reform, has been under the political microscope in Chicago. For the past few weeks, there was much speculation that Representative Gutierrez would be throwing his hat into the race for mayor of Chicago. However, yesterday, Representative Gutierrez released a statement that underlined his commitment to [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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