CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS (CHC) ANNOUNCES FALL STRATEGY FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

Plan Includes Swift Passage of ‘DREAM Act,’ Comprehensive Reform Bill in Senate (Washington, DC) - Today, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) joined together announcing an aggressive fall strategy to move Comprehensive Immigration Reform toward enactment.  The unveiled plan involves four key steps this fall: 1) An immediate up or down Senate vote on the DREAM Act with no amendments.  Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Tuesday this would occur in coming weeks; 2)...

Student Activists Debate DREAM Act vs. CIR with Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Reform Immigration for America calls for a March on Washington: March 21st, 2010

Reposted from the Reform Immigration for America Website: On March 21st, we will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform. Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections. People from all across America will lend their voice in the fight for reform. We will come together as one voice on the National Mall for a strong America – for families, for workers, for bus...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 – Summary

TITLE I - BORDER SECURITY, DETENTION, AND ENFORCEMENT Subtitle A - Border Security: Subtitle A of Title I assembles a vision of effective and accountable enforcement for the 21st century through maximizing border security by requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to form a national strategy that is consistent with the progress already made.  In order to achieve these goals, oversight and accountability for the Department of Homeland Security is emphasized, especially as they per...