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Washington, DC - This week members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) joined 90 House Democrats to introduce HR 4321, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America

“The legislation we introduced marks an important milestone in addressing the nation’s broken immigration system,” said Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Chairwoman of the CHC. “This is the civil rights issue of our generation and we will continue to work closely with our colleagues in Congress as well as the President to ensure reform becomes reality.”

(Washington, DC) -The Congressional Hispanic Caucus applauds the United States Senate for confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice on the nation’s Supreme Court. By a vote of 68-31, history was made as the first Latino, and only the third woman was confirmed to our nation’s highest court. Born and raised in the South Bronx, New York, Judge Sonia Sotomayor brings the most judicial experience to the court than any other nominee in the last 100 years. The CHC officially endorsed her nomination, and had been promoting the idea of naming a Hispanic to the court even before a vacancy had occurred.

(Washington, DC) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) today recognized the one-year anniversary of the vicious hate crime that took the life of a Latino immigrant in Shenandoah, PA by issuing the following joint statement:

(Washington, DC) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the confirmation of Dr. Robert M. Groves for the position of Census Director at the Department of Commerce. Dr. Groves was nominated by President Barack Obama earlier this year, and was confirmed by the United States Senate yesterday, July 13.

(Washington, DC) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) members were pleased with the bipartisan tone set at today’s opening of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation Hearing for her nomination to the United States Supreme Court. The CHC has previously endorsed Judge Sotomayor based on her distinguished and significant experience and qualifications. Judge Sotomayor brings more federal judicial experience than anyone nominated to the Supreme Court in the past 100 years, and more overall bench experience then anyone nominated in the past 70 years.

(Washington, DC) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released the following joint statement in response to the current situation in Honduras: