Congressmen Press Obama On Immigration Reform

CHICAGO (AP) -- Seven members of Illinois' congressional delegation are joining immigrant rights activists in pushing President Barack Obama for immigration reform this year.

U.S. Reps. Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley and Danny Davis have signed a letter to Obama that says laws need to be passed that keep immigrant families together, protect workers and provide safe migration opportunities.

U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush, Jan Schakowsky, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Phil Hare also signed the letter, which is circulating in the U.S. House.

Their announcement Monday echoes calls for reform by activist groups who are getting impatient that a reform bill isn't before lawmakers.

The groups include the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

Obama has vowed to deal with immigration reform but has offered few specifics.

-ASSOCIATED PRESS

Comments

[cyndeewi]

Why can't they wait until after this health care reform is passed. The man has not been in office for a year yet.

[coco51]

iT'S ALL A CROCK!!

[huffposer]

If the Dems push through amnesty in the midst of this recession -- with so many AMERICANS and LEGAL IMMIGRANTS out of work -- they will be destroyed in next year's elections. They should go ahead and try it, though. I double-dog dare them.

[Josie Gates]

Soylent Green card...

is it right to take elderly put them in jail deny their us citizenship or take their greencards, deny them access to lawyers adn a judge, adn put them on a one way ticket back to their supposed birthcount­ry...

in cas they live long enough to need medicare or claim social security?
how very unamerican, or at least, just hidden from public view..cos its happening all over america very day.
http://www.immigrationdetaineestories.wordpress.com

[Chaimirija]

They can't get ss or medicare. They may pay into it, but since they do not have valid SS#'s, they can't get the bennies. Do you see now the advantage to all the other players?

[Josie Gates]

no one has teh guts to touch this.
http://www.josieg6.wordpress.com

I was Obama's neighbor, dragged off tojail and eventually deported, despite there being no deport order...ab­solute corruption that is not being addressed by anyone, senators, congressmen, our president.

www.immigrationdetaineestories.wordpress.comess.com

I hope thatthe women that were in tehre with me are still alive the only reason I am out and free is tht I did not let up the political fight and got it out despite phone not workign for me etc...
Unbelievable but true.
80 body bags coming out of a jail becuase people like me tried to emigrate..­..

[rizvisa1]

Immigration reform could be one big nail in GOP coffin if they redo what they did during Bush time. Obama should look into immigration reform both as good government policy and good political play. It can be a win win for him and democrats.

[jumperpin]

Better first figure out a way to grab the mic back from the red-meat media.