Press Releases
November 7, 2011
Chairman Gonzalez resonded to the news that Senators DeMint, Vitter and Sessions will offer a bill to prohibit President Obama from participating in lawsuits against states over recent immigration laws.
November 2, 2011
Chairman Gonzalez released this statement in response to comments made by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC 3) comparing our country’s broken immigration system to a house without a door that allows "any kind of vagrant or animal" to come in.
October 21, 2011
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is visiting Alabama for a series of events on Saturday (10/22) that culminate in an "Alabama United: One Family, One Alabama" community event and rally in Birmingham's Fair Park Arena at 4:00 p.m. CT.
October 20, 2011
Congressman Cardoza has been an outstanding public servant for the Central Valley of California and the Hispanic community and has shown that he is a steadfast leader for rural communities.
October 17, 2011
“Words have consequences, both in shaping ideas and inspiring actions. Mr. Cain’s words show a lack of understanding of the immigration issues our country is facing and a staggering lack of sensitivity."
October 12, 2011
“We cannot jeopardize the future of our country by restricting the opportunities of those who have faced the odds and have persevered to earn a college education. Our DREAMers are vital to the future of our nation’s economic security."
October 9, 2011
Once again, Rep. Mo Brooks is singing the praises of a policy that is damaging both to the economy and our fundamental civil rights.
October 6, 2011
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (IL) issued a statement reacting to an announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would review deportation cases based on newly-issued guidelines which establish priorities for deportation.
October 4, 2011
Washington D.C.: Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released a statement in response to US district judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn’s refusal to block several provisions in Alabama’s immigration law:
“Alabama’s imprudent law amounts to abuse of governmental authority. Stopping and questioning individuals without any reasonable basis other than a person's ethnicity is textbook–style profiling. Our immigration policies truly need to be fixed, but not through a hodge-podge of state-sponsored attempts at profiling and not by abusing governmental authority.”
September 15, 2011
Washington D.C.: Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released this statement to kick –off Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15- Oct. 15, 2011:“During Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the Hispanic community and pay tribute to the extraordinary contributions that Hispanics have made throughout our history in business, education, government, and the arts.
“All Americans do not share a common heritage, but we share a common dream and therefore we are bound by a common destiny.