There are 11 million [undocumented immigrants] living and working in the United States. This bill ultimately does nothing about that. We really need to deal with that reality if we're going to have a law that's effective and that works. |
There are 11 million people living and working in the United States. This bill ultimately does nothing about that. |
There was real progress today, enormous progress today. We knew from the beginning that you need a bipartisan proposal in order to pass the Senate. That appears to be what the Judiciary Committee is proposing. |
This is a gesture to the xenophobic wing of the party, and that is alarming. It threatens extraordinary harm to people. |
This is not something for politics. This is the lives of millions of people in the country that are at stake. |
This is not something to be playing politics with. The lives of millions of people are at stake here. |
Though he is relatively new to Washington, he has blended right in as an advocate because he knows what he's talking about. He has a great passion for the community. |
We are calling on leadership on both sides of the aisle to get back to it. The life of millions of people are at stake here. Folks are going to demand that Congress step to the plate and act. |
We are expressing our hopes that the Senate will do something different. |
We couldn't possibly support a proposal that says you can work here, but you can never be apart of our society. |
We do think it's workable. We're encouraged by it. |
We will not accept enforcement-only approaches. |
Without a Dr. King-like figure, we lack the capacity to create that personal connection, not just within our own community but with folks on the outside. Someone with that kind of visibility is really useful in terms of educating people. |