***PRESS CONFERENCE***
NEXT LIVESTREAM: Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00am ET
Ahead of GOP Hearing on Ending Birthright Citizenship, Members of Congress, Civil Rights Leaders Respond to Latest Stream of Anti-Immigrant Attacks
As House Judiciary Subcommittee Presides Over Latest GOP Immigration Stunt, New Report from the Alliance for Citizenship Documents How the 114th Congress Has Become the Most Anti-Immigrant Congress in Recent History
Washington DC – On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., members of Congress will join with Civil Rights leaders to respond to the House Republicans latest anti-immigrant stunt – holding yet another hearing on ending birthright citizenship. Such a move would radically reinterpret the Constitution to end a fundamental American right and bring the Department of Homeland Security into delivery rooms nationwide.
Also at the event, the Alliance for Citizenship is releasing a new report documenting how the Republican-controlled 114th Congress has earned its place as the most anti-immigrant Congress in recent history.
WHO: Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Clarissa Martinez de Castro, National Council of La Raza
Hillary Shelton, Director, NAACP DC Bureau & Senior VP for Policy & Advocacy
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: 2203 Rayburn; Livestream available here:
www.americasvoice.org/livestream
WHAT: Press conference to discuss GOP hearing on ending birthright citizenship
