At this year’s annual National Council of La Raza Conference, Kansas City Mayor Mark Holland—a Democrat—boasted that 62 languages are spoken in one school district.
“You should understand that when Donald Trump said Mexican immigrants are criminals, what do I and other Puerto Ricans hear? I hear him saying all Puerto Ricans are criminals. And as far as Republicans are concerned, we all are,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez said. “And millions of others here, Hondurans and Dominicans. And it is clear to all of us what he is really saying is that all Latinos are suspect whether we were born here or not.”
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) argued that some Republicans, such as Donald Trump, oppose an immigration system “based on common sense, compassion, and, yes, the rule of law” in a speech on the House floor on Thursday. Gutierrez began, “For the record, I’m not
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), one of the top Democrat immigration advocates who personally lobbied President Barack Obama for his executive order amnesty, praised Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush for his immigration position. “[L]ook
Columnist and author of “Adios, America” Ann Coulter debated immigration with former MSNBC host Joy Reid and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.”
This week on Ora TV’s “PoliticKING,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said the Republican’s “demand for the division and the destruction of immigrant families” is “insatiable.” Gutierrez said, “When president Obama was deporting people I was protesting his deportation of people
Wednesday on the House floor, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) criticized Texas for its conspiracy theories and then said God must understand Spanish because he named his son Jesus. Gutiérrez said, “Reality and Texas should get to know one another. Now, let’s remember, this
On Fox Business Network’s Wednesday broadcast of “Cavuto Coast to Coast,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) disputed the possibility that the courts may strike down President Barack Obama’s so-called executive amnesty. Gutiérrez argued to host Neil Cavuto that despite the U.S.
One of the most vocal advocates for amnesty says he remains confident that illegal immigrants will one day be able to benefit from President Obama’s executive actions, despite the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ refusal to lift a lower court’s injunction on the programs.
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said President Obama really didn’t evaluate what he could or couldn’t do” regarding his executive action on immigration during an interview with the Huffington Post released on Wednesday. Gutierrez stated, “Remember when Obama said ‘I can’t do
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) expressed his pleasure with Hillary Clinton changing her immigration position from last year in an interview with the Huffington Post released on Wednesday. Gutierrez said, “Look, everybody’s evolving. I remember when Hillary, when the children first
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) lambasted conservatives seeking to remove immigration language from the National Defense Authorization Action as reminiscent of the demanding mouse in the children’s book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.”
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Rundown With José Díaz-Balart,” Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) discussed going around the legislative branch and using the executive and judicial branches to make sure the illegal immigrants President Obama attempted to use an
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has created what he is calling a “family defender toolkit” or a pamphlet for illegal immigrants to help them prepare for President Obama’s executive amnesty and avoid deportation while they wait to apply.
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said that Republicans support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because “they stand up for anybody that criticizes Barack Obama” on Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “I get why my Republican friends stand up. They stand
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly got into a tense exchange over the president’s executive action on immigration on Wednesday’s “Kelly File.” Gutierrez started by clarifying that his prediction of “militancy” after a court delayed
On Wednesday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) predicted that a federal judge’s injunction against President Barack Obama’s temporary amnesty program will activate an unprecedented “militancy” in the immigrant community that will drive them to the polls against Republicans.
The morning after a federal judge halted President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) proclaimed that amnesty advocates will not be deterred. Gutierrez said he will continue to tell illegal immigrants to prepare to sign up for Obama’s
On the most recent leg of his national executive amnesty tour, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) suggested that Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) should start “looking at his own family” before opposing President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. Abbott’s wife, who is
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) believes that the mainstream media have not done enough to advance the pro-amnesty amnesty. The mainstream media, in their “balanced” immigration reports, often have a pro-amnesty Republican and a pro-amnesty Democrat touting the benefits of comprehensive
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) will continue his nationwide executive amnesty tour in South Carolina on Friday. He will appear at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in North Charleston to inform illegal immigrants about President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and Deferred Action
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) reacted to the appointment of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as chairman to Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration. According to Gutiérrez, the appointment was a mistake and called into
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) argued that some Republicans “can’t see the fairness and the justice” of President Obama’s actions on immigration on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. He began by stating that he was “signing up millions of people
Ahead of the Martin Luther King holiday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) compared the fight for amnesty for illegal immigrants to the march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama during a New Jersey stop on his nationwide executive amnesty tour. Gutierrez
Democrats are unified in their fight to protect undocumented immigrants from Republican efforts to block President Obama’s executive amnesty, according to Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL). Wednesday, the House will to vote on a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that is expected to include Republican amendments that would block and defund Obama’s executive amnesty.
