Luis Gutierrez News

No one expects it to pass in its present form. Legislation on controversial matters inevitably is subject to a series of amendments.

Friday's vigil was a response to the comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives this week by Rep.

Source: Published: Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks on Capitol hill in Washington Dec.

Sens. Lindsey Graham and Chuck Schumer are working together on a bipartisan immigration reform bill.

The fight for REAL immigration reform starts now. Yesterday, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 .

On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez introduced HR 4321, the 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009,' into the House with 89 cosponsors.

People on both sides of the immigration debate are bracing for another fierce round of lobbying as a new proposal emerged Tuesday on Capitol Hill to provide illegal immigrants a way to gain legal status.

Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat, introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Tuesday filed the first comprehensive immigration reform bill in the current Congress, giving renewed hope to millions of undocumented immigrants in South Florida and around the country.

"I believe the support base for this kind of compassionate and comprehensive legislation is strong and far reaching, and I believe the votes are there to pass it.

A U.S. House Democrat fired a salvo in the immigration debate by introducing a bill that would lay a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.

This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," December 16, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

As Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and co-sponsors of the newest legislative initiative on immigration reform entered the room in the Rayburn House Office Building, they were greeted by enthusiastic supporters.

Advocates of authorizing the millions of illegal immigrants across the country plan to launch an effort this week to make sure their issue does not get lost amid the debates over healthcare reform, climate change, and Wall Street regulations.

Tossing another hot potato on the 2010 congressional schedule, top Hispanic Democrats outlined Tuesday a major immigration-reform proposal that is more generous to illegal immigrants than the last two bills that failed to make it into law in the past three years.

With the nation's jobless rate at 10 percent and six applicants for every opening, you might think this is the worst possible time for Congress to legalize millions of illegal immigrants.

A large group of House Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill yesterday.

U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, on Tuesday attended a press conference announcing the introduction of Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act, a bill introduced by Rep.

Congress began to wade into debate over changing U.S. immigration policy on Tuesday, when Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a broad overhaul bill that includes provisions to open up some federal education aid to people who were brought to the United States illegally before the age of 16 and expedite their path to legal residency.

A crowd of more than 200, both Latino and Anglo, stood together on a cold December evening in Sayre Park Friday night for a common cause - furthering immigration reform efforts.