Today, Rep. Luis Gutierrez along with other members of Congress held a press conference on Capitol Hill to remind Republicans that time is running out for them to act on immigration reform. If they don’t indicate soon that they are willing to move on legislation, then the reform process will...
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In a new anti-immigration reform mailer sent around his district this week, Rep. Eric Cantor bragged about his role in killing immigration reform. Today. Rep. Luis Gutierrez traveled to Cantor’s district to call him out on the ways in which Cantor is blocking reform — and to push him and House Republicans...
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Over the last few weeks, House and Senate Democrats have been hammering House Republicans over their refusal to pass immigration reform, reminding the GOP that time is running out for their party and that appeasement of Steve King is not a winning strategy. Today, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) echoed that message when he...
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The demographic cliff is approaching for Republicans and immigration reform, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez took to the House floor yesterday to remind the GOP that they must take action — or else. Without reform, the GOP will head toward another presidential election in 2016 in which they have nothing to show...
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It’s Been 306 Days Since Senate Passed its Immigration Bill; 59 Days Left Until Window of Opportunity Closes In a development that surprised no one, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday walked back his comments from last week in which he mocked his fellow House Republicans for...
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Guti: If the House GOP Won’t Act, the President Will Washington, DC – This morning on the floor of the House of Representatives Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) told House Republicans that time is running out for them to take action on immigration reform. If action isn’t taken by the...
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) spent time on the House floor today speaking about “Obama Derangement Syndrome,” defined by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post as an affliction in which “the president’s opponents are so determined to thwart him that they will reverse long-held views if they believe it will...
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Today, the House Judiciary Committee held yet another hearing on whether or not President Obama is enforcing immigration law — contrary to what Republicans keep claiming, he is, to the tune of $18 billion every year. And Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a champion of immigration reform and a critic...
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Yesterday, we wrote about Spanish-language media and the anger they are showing toward House Republicans for not taking action on immigration reform. Today, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a champion of reform, took to the House floor to deliver a blistering speech excoriating Speaker Boehner and his caucus for their timidity...
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Washington, DC – On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours”press call, Rep. Luis Gutierrez and other pro-reform advocates discussed the latest immigration developments stemming from the House of Representatives and gave an update on how the pro-reform movement is ramping up the pressure with events across the country. The confrontation...
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