Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]

Obama’s Warm-Up Acts Make Candidate’s Case, Rip McCain

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

On a stage reminiscent of an ancient temple, a team of leading Democrats served as Barack Obama ’s supporting Greek chorus Thursday night with blistering attacks on John McCain , outreach to states that Obama seeks to put in play this fall and an

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‘Everybody is united' in a dream

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

DENVER — With singing, dancing, flag waving and beach balls bouncing, Barack Obama's night of history had a rock concert feel. Thousands of Democratic National Convention delegates and others spent hours crowding into INVESCO Field Thursday to join the

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DNC Convention: Democrat Congressman Urges Immigrants to Illegally Vote?

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

While the representative from Illinois did not come out and tell illegal and legal immigrants to vote for Obama, it's difficult to see how immigrants can help Obama except by voting for him. And most states do little, if anything, to prevent voter

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Workshop puts immigrants on path to citizenship

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

CALUMET CITY | An upcoming workshop aims to help pave the way for immigrants to have a voice as U.S. citizens. Legal permanent residents can get free assistance with their citizenship applications at the Citizenship and Green Card Replacement Workshop

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Obama picks Latino advisors

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

Another member of the council is Rep. Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat who authored an immigration bill that would have given illegal immigrants a path ...

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Immigration: Enforcement or Politics?

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) called on President Bush to place a moratorium on ICE raids, comparing the agency to the "Gestapo. ...

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Radical Ties and Hate Speech in the Immigration Debate

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) explicitly compared US enforcement of its immigration laws to the policies of Nazi Germany, and US law enforcement to ...

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Orlando-area Hispanics' votes will be vital to campaigners

2008-08-11T00:00:00Z

Influential, up-for-grabs vote could be key to election victory No political party can claim Jos� Rivera as its own. Although he is a registered Republican, the east Orlando resident has asserted his independence since casting his first

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Influential, up-for-grabs vote could be key to election victory

2008-08-11T00:00:00Z

Obama's campaign held Spanish-language workshops to train volunteers this past weekend, and it sent Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Puerto Rican congressman from ...

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Democrat Rep. Gutierrez calls ICE agents "Gestapo"

2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jim Kouri August 8, 2008 Adopting the rhetoric of the radical left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) explicitly compared the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to those of Nazi Germany's most infamous secret police force, the

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Democrat Rep. Gutierrez Calls ICE Agents "Gestapo"

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

(AXcess News) New York - Adopting the rhetoric of the radical left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) explicitly compared the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to those of Nazi Germany's most infamous secret police force, the

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Rep. Gutierrez's Comparison of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, Aug 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Adopting the rhetoric of the radical left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) explicitly compared ...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. could succeed Obama

2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

Speculation is rife over who would be appointed to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat should the Illinois Democrat be elected president, observers say. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, would make the call on who would succeed Obama in the U.

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UPI NewsTrack TopNews

2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

In his weekly radio address, Bush said that as many Americans head for summer vacations during August, "the high price of gas is taking a toll on summer travelers." "Congress is now taking a monthlong recess of its own," he said. "Unfortunately,

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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: August 2

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) told the hearing, â€œIf you take these workers out of the country, you wouldnâ€™t have any meat to eat, your hotel rooms wouldnâ€™t ...

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Program Lets Illegal Immigrants Volunteer To Leave

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is inviting people who have ignored orders to leave the country to surrender at immigration offices and leave voluntarily, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Wednesday. Immigration and Customs

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Program lets illegal immigrants volunteer to leave

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

Leave a comment. | Share | Small | Large 1:00 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is inviting people who have ignored orders to leave the country to surrender at immigration offices and leave voluntarily, an

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Gutierrez wrong; Postville has nothing to do with politics

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A rally in Postville on Sunday marked a recent culmination in the debate between immigration reform and immigration enforcement. The debate revolves around the May 12 raid on the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant that resulted in the arrest of 38

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Report: 'Attrition through enforcement' cuts ranks of illegal aliens

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to be talking to my colleagues to put an end -- an end -- to these raids," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., "America is better, greater than ...

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Liberal Jews spearhead rally

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

The group, led by US Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), met with the families of plant workers, as well as community organizers and local religious leaders. ...

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