Dem Rep. Gutierrez: Sen. Rubio key to immigration reform By Mike Lillis - 11/29/12 05:00 AM ET Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is key to Congress enacting immigration reforms next year, Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Wednesday.
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Immigration Reform on the Horizen
The Illinois Democrat, Congress’s most vocal proponent of immigrant rights, is trying to rally lawmakers behind the comprehensive immigration reforms that conservatives in Congress have blocked for a decade. In Rubio — a Cuban-American seen as presidential material in the Republican Party — Gutierrez hopes he’s found the GOP ally who can get a plan over the finish line. “He’ll play a critical role — a necessary, critical role,” Gutierrez said. “He is a new voice of the Republican Party. He’s a youthful voice. And he was one of the first people who got it; he got it before the Nov. 6 — how should we call Nov. 6? — shellacking.” The drive to reform the immigration system has gained steam following President Obama’s election victory, in which he took more than 70 percent
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Don't Be Afraid Of Making Changes to the Immigration Laws
Congress shouild not be afraid of changing the immigration laws. The wave of Hispanics coming to the country can only invigorate us as a country.
