Immigration and Border Issues

The Immigration and Border Issues Task Force provides a national voice and leadership with regard to immigration and border issues, both within the halls of Congress and on behalf of diverse communities across the United States.

Members:
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, Co-Chair
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Co-Chair
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Filemon Vela
Senator Robert Menendez

More on Immigration and Border Issues

REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ STATEMENT AT ALABAMA IMMIGRATION PRESS CONFERENCE
December 2, 2011
Press Release
Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Meet with Secretary Napolitano Next Week
Issues:Immigration and Border Issues
CHC ON ARREST OF GERMAN BUSINESSMAN IN ALABAMA
November 21, 2011
Press Release
"This is what any state can expect when ill-conceived laws are enacted."
Issues:Immigration and Border Issues
DHS EFFORTS TO REVIEW DEPORTATION CASES
November 18, 2011
Press Release
We all can agree that national security risks and convicted criminals should be the top priority for deportation and that their cases can be expedited.
Issues:Immigration and Border Issues
GOP SENATORS PROPOSE TO PROHIBIT IMMIGRATION LAWSUITS
November 7, 2011
Press Release
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.
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesHealthcareCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
CHC CHAIR ON REP. DUNCAN’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC
November 2, 2011
Press Release
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.
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
REP. GUTIERREZ TRAVELLING TO ALABAMA FOR HB56 PROTESTS
October 21, 2011
Press Release
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.
Issues:Immigration and Border Issues
CHC ON CALIFORNIA’S DREAM ACT
October 12, 2011
Press Release
“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."
Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesEducation and VeteransHealthcareCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
CHAIR GONZALEZ TO REP. MO BROOK’S ON ALABAMA LAW
October 9, 2011
Press Release
Once again, Rep. Mo Brooks is singing the praises of a policy that is damaging both to the economy and our fundamental civil rights.
Issues:Trade, Commerce, and ManufacturingImmigration and Border IssuesEducation and Veterans
CHC CHAIR GONZALEZ ON ALABAMA’S IMMIGRATION LAW PROVISIONS
October 4, 2011
Press Release

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.”

Issues:Immigration and Border IssuesEducation and VeteransCivil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights