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December 16, 2009 Gutierrez Files Mass Amnesty Bill; Pelosi Sends Mixed Signals Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced amnesty legislation yesterday for the 13 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. "Mr. Gutierrez, one of Mr. Obama's earliest Latino supporters in Congress, said in an interview that the bill reflected a growing impatience with the pace of immigration change among a coalition of Democratic lawmakers, immigrant advocates and labor and religious groups," the New York Times reports. Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi is privately telling House lawmakers that they won't have to vote on controversial legislation until the Senate does. "The Speaker recently assured her freshman lawmakers and other vulnerable members of her caucus that a vote on immigration reform is not looming despite a renewed push from the White House and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The House will not move on the issue until the upper chamber passes a bill, Pelosi told the members," according to The Hill newspaper. Take Action Today - Visit FAIR's site to send a fax or call Congress! Read FAIR's press release about the mass amnesty bill.
Texas Group Challenges In-State Tuition Law A Texas immigration reform group is prepared to challenge Texas' law giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens. "David A. Rogers, a lawyer for the Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas, an organization that opposes illegal immigration, said the lawsuit filed on Monday in Harris County District Court marks the first direct court challenge of the Texas law," the Houston Chronicle reported.
Aguilar Continues to Move Up in DHS Despite Critics Kimberly Dvorak with the San Diego Examiner lays out several of the issues that have dogged David V. Aguilar, who is now Acting Deputy Commissioner of CBP (Customs and Border Protection.) Among Aguilar's faults are concerns raised about Border Patrol readiness and training from his time as Chief of the Border Patrol, as well as his support for President Bush's amnesty legislation.
Judge Hears First Immigration Cases in Saipan Immigration Judge J. Daniel Dowell conducted the first federal immigration hearings in Saipan this week; previously Saipan and other U.S. trust territories in the Pacific were able to administer their own immigration policy. The scandal surrounding convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his illegal activities while lobbying for the island, along with numerous human rights abuses of workers there, led Congress to impose U.S. immigration law on Saipan.
House Democrats Support Latest Amnesty Bill Wonder who is co-sponsoring Rep. Luis Gutierrez's (D-IL) Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security Act (CIR ASAP) of 2009? Below is a list of 90 House Democrats that have signed on to co-sponsor this latest push for amnesty. If you live in any of these representatives' districts we encourage you to click here to read our alert and call to let them know that you oppose this bill. Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1]
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