Luis Gutierrez

Luis Gutierrez Could Support 'Watered-Down' Dream Act

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 05.21.2012

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is willing to support a "Dream Act"-style bill from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) even if it's "watered-down" and doesn't giv...

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Disappointed Democrats Fight Obama On Immigration -- And Campaign For Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.14.2012

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), one of President Barack Obama's most vocal critics on immigration, was sitting at dinner with his family a...

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Members Of Congress Call For Justice In Border Patrol Beating Death Case

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 05.11.2012

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Sixteen members of Congress are demanding that the federal government investigate the death of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, an undocumented immigrant wh...

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Hispanic Caucus Chairman: Mitt Romney's Position On Immigration Is 'Very Clear'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Hispanic lawmakers have a response to the Republican National Committee official who said Tuesday that presumptive GOP presidential cand...

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Marco Rubio Holds Meeting With Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In a sign that Democrats may consider getting on board with Sen. Marco Rubio's Dream Act-style legislation, three leading Latino members...

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Dem On SB 1070 Argument: 'Felt Better Going In Than I Did Coming Out'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Two top Democratic opponents of Arizona immigration law SB 1070 said Wednesday they were less confident that contested provisions of the...

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Latino-Bashing GOP Seeks Puerto Rican Votes

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.16.2012

Republican pandering to Puerto Ricans will end with the closing of the polls Sunday. Then, it's back to immigrant-bashing and fear mongering. And these Republican candidates will learn that a few days of empty promises in Puerto Rico won't fool Latinos anywhere.

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Latinos and the GOP War on Women

Leo Pierson | Posted 05.15.2012

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As a community, we are beginning to stand up to the GOP assault on our families via their hyper-racialized "self deportation" policies. We need also to begin to vocalize on the other issues that directly affect our families' well being

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Are President Obama's Deportation Changes Real?

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.12.2012

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Gabino Sanchez cannot get a driver's license, cannot get legal immigration papers and must drive to support his family. His misdemeanor criminal history is a product of his undocumented status combined with a heavy dose of good old-fashioned racial profiling for DWB (Driving While Brown).

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WATCH: Representative Blasts Romney's Immigration Policy 'Model'

Posted 02.29.2012

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is on a roll. A few weeks after strongly -- and comically -- rebuffing Newt Gingrich's 'Food Stamp President' claim a...

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House Democrat Mocks Newt Gingrich For Birth Control Comments

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) mocked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on the House floor Thursday for his statements on abortio...

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WATCH: Congressman Sets The Record Straight About Gingrich's 'Food Stamp President' Charge

Posted 02.12.2012

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Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) took to the floor of the House of Representatives this morning to address former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's re...

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Immigration's Top 10 Heroes for 2012

Amy Novick | Posted 03.18.2012

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The 2012 Immigrants' List Annual Heroes come from across the country, and work to positively impact policies on immigration. We are grateful for their work and excited to honor their achievements.

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Proposed Immigration Change Could Keep Families Together

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Kelly Alfaro, who lives in Washington state, almost lost her husband, Guillermo, to a bacterial infection in 2011 after he went to Juare...

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Vote For The Most Latino Latinos Of 2011 (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.22.2011

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In 2011 HBO aired the documentary "The Latino List" which featured "highly personal video portraits of Latinos who have richly contributed to the fabr...

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Congressman Helps Alabama Woman Who Was Held By Immigration Authorities

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Immigration officials released an undocumented Alabama woman from custody on Thursday, about four hours after a Democratic congressman t...

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All They Want For Christmas Is Their Parents

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 12.09.2011

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Some children didn't write to Santa with their most heartfelt wish this holiday season. Instead, more than 5,000 sent letters to the nation's politica...

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Democrat Recommends Way For Undocumented Immigrants To Avoid Deportation Proceedings

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) urged undocumented immigrants on Friday to carry copies of documents that can prove their strong ties to th...

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Immigration Battle Heats Up In South Carolina

AP | Posted 01.30.2012

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An Illinois congressman is urging federal officials to drop deportation proceedings against a South Carolina worker. Democratic...

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How Secure Communities Is Impacting Illinois Families

The Chicago Reporter | By: Maria Ines Zamudio | Posted 01.01.2012

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Sitting in DuPage County Jail, Leticia Morua sobbed uncontrollably, unable to answer questions during the booking interview. "I felt humiliated," Moru...

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Rep. Gutiérrez: "Alabama is fertile ground for implementing the discretion policy in prioritizing deportations"

Maribel Hastings | Posted 12.25.2011

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As Latinos and as immigrants, the first thing we have to do is thank all the members of the NAACP who gave their lives so that one day we would have a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, and ask that as an institution they defend our people, as we will do for them.

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Wake Up Call: Civil Rights Abuses in Puerto Rico Highlight Need for All Americans to Pay Attention to the Island

Melissa Mark-Viverito | Posted 11.15.2011

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All American citizens, islander and mainlander, ought to encourage the DOJ to continue monitoring the situation in Puerto Rico, especially to ensure that opponents of the Fortuño agenda are not silenced.

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Latino Legislators Promise To Keep Their Promises

HuffingtonPost.com | Maribel Hastings | Posted 11.14.2011

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The Nicaraguan singer and musician Luis Enrique defended efforts to pass of the DREAM act, which would legalize young undocumented immigrants, and imm...

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Latinos Must Help Unify America - by Voting in 2012

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 10.16.2011

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Latino-Americans can no longer afford to let other people vote for them. We cannot sit back and watch things happen to America, when we have the votes to achieve a better outcome for the nation.

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Few Options For Children Separated From Parents By Immigration Woes

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.10.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Aaron, a 32-year-old from Fort Wayne, Ind., is taking care of his four-year-old daughter alone while his wife, April, is in Mexico to so...

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