Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Statement on President Trump’s Comment on Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on President Trump's comment that the time is right for an immigration bill:
"We've been ready."
May 23, 2007 - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today took to the Senate floor to outline his vision for comprehensive immigration reform. "On this issue, we must be completely honest with ourselves. Our country's immigration system is unarguably broken. In light of these failures, we must enact tough, smart, and comprehensive immigration reform that reflects current economic and social realities, respects the core values of family unity and fundamental fairness, and upholds our tradition as a nation of immigrants."
April 22, 2007 - U.S. Representatives Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) joined their colleagues Thursday to unveil new legislation designed to fix our nation's badly broken immigration system. The legislation is the culmination of years of hard work, in-depth discussions and thoughtful negotiations by Reps. Gutierrez and Flake and their colleagues on both sides of the aisle. "The bill we are discussing today is all about security--homeland security, family security and economic security," Gutierrez said. "It will allow us to better protect our borders and reform an immigration system that is hampering businesses, hurting families and harming communities. It is vital that we work in a bipartisan fashion to tackle this critical issue."
May 12, 2013 - TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013," is a strong, positive step towards establishing a sensible legal framework and enforceable guidelines that respect the rule of law, helping protect U.S. borders, and meeting the economic and social needs of America.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.
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