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Dem lawmaker (Luis Gutierrez) moves to ignite Congress action on immigration
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Dec 16, 2009 09:22am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Erin Kelly |
| Media | Newspaper - Arizona Republic (Phoenix) |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - One of Congress' leading immigrant-rights advocates introduced a bill Tuesday to allow millions of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens and end a controversial program that enlists local police to enforce immigration laws.
But the 700-page bill by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., is widely viewed as too liberal to pass.
"I don't think that even Congressman Gutierrez expects his bill to pass," said Harry Pachon, president of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California. "He's showing a willingness to fight. And he's putting pressure on the Obama administration to act." |
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