GUTIERREZ: PRELIMINARY DATA ON DEPORTATION POLICY ENCOURAGING BUT MORE AGGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION NEEDED

(Washington, DC) -- Preliminary data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was published in the media on Thursday from the pilot program in Denver and Baltimore to review pending deportations and to close those of individuals with deep ties to the United States and no serious criminal background.  This is the first measure of the scope of the deportation policy shift announced last summer by the Obama administration to prioritize serious criminals for deportation.  This is also the first step in a review of some 300,000 pending deportation cases announced last year.

OBAMA ADOPTS SOME OF REP. GUTIERREZ' RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP FAMILIES AVOID 10 YEAR EXILE FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION STATUS

(Washington, DC) -- Today's announcement in the Federal Register regarding the processing of family immigration applications is a victory for Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) who has spent more than a year urging the Obama Administration to remove obstacles to legal immigration in the absence of any definitive action in the Congress.  The announcement indicates that some spouses and children of U.S. citizens who qualify for a family visa could travel overseas to obtain it without facing a mandatory decade-long exile from their families.  The Congressman first proposed this paperwork processing policy change a year ago, along with a series of other administrative changes, and toured the country to rally support for the Obama Administration to take action.

GUTIERREZ PRAISES OBAMA'S APPOINTMENT OF CORDRAY TO HEAD CFPB

(Washington, DC) -- Yesterday in Ohio, President Barack Obama announced the recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be the first Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act to protect the interests of consumers.  Republicans in the U.S. Senate had been holding up Cordray's appointment in an effort to gut the bureau's oversight powers and to limit its funding. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) praised the President's action appointing Cordray to the CFPB spot.  The Ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Insurance, and Community Opportunity, Rep. Gutierrez is a strong proponent of the Dodd-Frank law and, specifically, the creation of the CFPB. 

Featured Legislation

On December 15, 2009, Congressman Gutierrez, along with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and members of the Asian Pacific American Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus and others introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security And Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act, H.R. 4321.

Letter to Secretary Salazar on BP Oil Spill

Letter to Secretary Gates to Cancel Defense Contracts with BP

The House passed H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, on April 29.

• Congressman Gutierrez offered two amendments on the House floor.
• Congressman Gutierrez voted No on final passage

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872, on March 25. With this vote, the Reconciliation Act was sent to the President.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on final passage (Roll Call Vote 194)

After passing the Senate health care reform bill, H.R. 3950, on March 21, the House passed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on H.R. 4872 (Roll Call Vote 167)

On March 21, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on H.R. 3950 (Roll Call Vote 165)

Events

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