This is absolutely insane...U.S. elected officials spending taxpayer paid time and money going on a promotional public relations tour to drum up support for amnesty and benefits for illegal aliens! Excuse me, Congressman Guitterez....AMERICANS of all colors, creeds and etnicities are hurting for jobs, losing their homes, worried about their family's financial future, education and healthcare and you and Rep. Velazquez think it's okay to use taxpayer monety to travel to 17 cities to shill for ILLEGAL ALIENS? You are unfit for your office. LL


HispanicBusiness.com

Hispanic Lawmakers Launch Immigration Policy Tour

Feb. 25, 2009
Rob Kuznia--HispanicBusiness.com

Hispanic lawmakers and advocates this week will launch a townhouse tour in 17 cities to try drum up support for changes to the U.S. immigration policy, the The Associated Press reports.

The tour signals the beginning of a wider effort to change the approach in the push for more lenient immigration policies, in part by appealing more to peoples' sense of common decency through storytelling.

Before the Obama administration took office, the debate centered more on issues such as enforcement, raids and the proposal to build a wall on the border separating Mexico from the United States. The lawmakers and advocates are hoping to shift the debate to the idea of creating a path to citizenship for the approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.

The meetings will take place in churches and community centers in 17 cities, starting Friday with a gathering in Providence, R.I.

The participating lawmakers include Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Rep. Nydia Velazquez of New York, chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.