Press Releases
Aug 18, 2011
GUTIERREZ CALLS DHS DEPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENT AN IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR SENSIBLE IMMIGRATION POLICY
Issues: Immigration
Today, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) issued a statement reacting to an announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would review deportation cases based on newly-issued guidelines establishing which cases are priorities for deportation and which are not.
Aug 11, 2011
GUTIERREZ CALLS CHANGES TO "SECURE COMMUNITIES" PROGRAM UNACCEPTABLE
Issues: Immigration
Today, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton renewing his call to end the "Secure Communities" state and local immigration program and objecting in particular to changes in the program that now make it mandatory for all states and localities, even those who have chosen to opt out.
Aug 8, 2011
AS WASILEWSKI FAMILY IS REUNITED, GUTIERREZ CALLS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Today, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) joined in a welcoming ceremony and press conference at O'Hare International Airport for Janina Wasilewski, a Polish immigrant who returned to the U.S. with her U.S. citizen child, Brian, to be reunited with her U.S. citizen husband, Tony, after more than four years fighting to get back in the country.
Aug 1, 2011
GUTIERREZ: VOTING FOR DEBT LIMIT DEAL BECAUSE "THE ARSONISTS MUST BE STOPPED"
Today, Congressman Gutierrez released the following statement on why he intends to vote for the debt ceiling compromise.
Aug 1, 2011
GUTIERREZ: ILLINOIS TAKES STEP FORWARD FOR DREAM ACT STUDENTS; PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD TOO
Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) was called back to Washington to vote as part of the debt ceiling negotiations end game. The Congressman had been scheduled to participate in a bill signing with Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as the Illinois DREAM Act was signed into law today at Benito Juarez Community Academy in Chicago.
Jul 25, 2011
WHEN IT COMES TO OBAMA AND IMMIGRATION, THOSE SHOUTING "YES HE CAN" ("SI SE PUEDE") ARE RIGHT
Issues: Immigration
Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) reacted to President Obama's address to the national annual conference of the National Council of La Raza in Washington.
Jul 21, 2011
LETTER TO OBAMA: WE STAND WITH YOU AGAINST "DECEITFUL, MEAN-SPIRITED, AND PARTISAN ATTACK" OF THE HALT ACT
Issues: Immigration
A dozen pro-immigrant Democratic Members of Congress gathered for a press conference today to release a letter to President Obama saying they are opposed to the HALT Act, which they described to the President as "an attack on your integrity that should not pass unnoticed or unopposed."
Jul 18, 2011
GUTIERREZ WELCOMES CORDRAY, LAMENTS MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FURTHER WITH WARREN
Issues: Financial Services
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (IL), ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Insurance, and Community Opportunity issued the following statement on the White House announcement that former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray will be nominated to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Jul 14, 2011
DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE REP. SMITH'S ANTI-OBAMA IMMIGRATION BILL
Issues: Immigration
Pro-immigrant Democratic Members of Congress gathered for a press conference today to denounce a new bill filed by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), that would restrict the immigration enforcement powers of President Obama for the remainder of his term.
Jun 23, 2011
DENVER (6/25), SEATTLE (6/26), PORTLAND/WOODBURN (6/27), AND CHICAGO (6/30) ARE NEXT ON "CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES" NATIONAL IMMIGRATION TOUR
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) continues his national tour to spotlight the toll that almost 400,000 deportations annually are taking on American children and families with events across the western U.S. June 25-27, culminating in a Chicago rally June 30.
