REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ: SOUTH CAROLINA IMMIGRATION LAW THE FOCUS OF CHARLESTON VISIT AND COMMUNITY FORUM WITH IMMIGRANTS AND LEADERS

Leading Voice for Immigration Reform in U.S. Congress Also Visiting Alabama

November 16, 2011

Media Contact: Douglas Rivlin (202) 225-8203

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago will hold a public meeting with immigrants, allies, and leaders in Charleston to discuss state immigration matters in South Carolina and the national picture for immigrants and immigration reform.  The Congressman, who is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Task Force on Immigration, is a leading advocate for immigrants and immigration reform in the U.S. Congress.  He has traveled to more than 20 cities this year urging the Obama Administration to adjust deportation policies that have seen a record number of immigrants deported and announcements from the Department of Homeland Security over the summer indicate that changes are being made.  However, ramped up federal enforcement and state level measures in South Carolina and elsewhere have left immigrant communities feeling under siege.

WHAT:           Community Forum on Immigration with Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL)

WHEN:           Sunday, November 20, 2011

Doors Open 2:00 p.m. (ET) | Event Starts 3:00 p.m. (ET)

WHERE:        Longshoreman's Union Hall Building, 1142 Morris Drive, Downtown, Charleston, SC

LOCAL MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Salazar

Background:

• Congressman Gutierrez is also participating in a congressional visit and ad hoc hearing in Birmingham, Alabama on Monday, November 21 along with eight other Members of Congress and in conjunction with the statewide effort to repeal Alabama's new restrictive immigrant law HB56.  A press advisory for that series of events is here: http://bit.ly/ucy3F1
• Gutierrez Statement on Record Setting U.S. Deportations (10/18/2011): http://bit.ly/LVG_101811
• Gutierrez Immigration Page: http://bit.ly/LVG_Immigration
• Gutierrez Bio: http://bit.ly/LVG_Bio

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