Thread: Immigration To Bring Together Hispanic Lawmakers

It is probably best that I don't comment on this article.

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Immigration to bring together Hispanic lawmakers at White House


By SUZANNE GAMBOA, The Associated Press
Apr 20, 2007 6:17 PM (16 hrs ago)
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WASHINGTON - Democratic and Republican Hispanic lawmakers, who parted ways 14 years ago over political differences, are linking up to lobby President Bush on a sweeping House immigration bill.

The meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the White House will be the first time the Hispanic lawmakers have formally put aside political differences to join together on an issue. They requested the meeting with Bush.

"It's easy on both sides to take the political side and say we are not going to do this. It's easy to say on the Democratic side, 'We're not going to give president any victory.' This is not about victory. This is about 12 million people, human rights and humanity," said Rep. Joe Baca, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who initiated the bipartisan White House meeting.

Several Hispanic lawmakers have signed up as co-sponsors to the House immigration bill sponsored by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat who is Hispanic, and Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.

"We believe it's important that we all work together if we really have the interest of 12 million and some immigrants in mind," said Luis Fortuno, who represents Puerto Rico in the House and chairs the Republican Hispanic Conference.

Baca said the three Hispanic senators, Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Ken Salazar, D-Colo. and Mel Martinez, R-Fla., also have been invited to the meeting.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus used to be bipartisan but in 1993 several Republican lawmakers broke away. Republican Hispanic lawmakers and members of Portuguese descent formed their own group in 2003.

Bush has been pushing for a comprehensive immigration bill but movement on any legislation has been slow as the White House and supporters try to build support for some of the main concepts Bush wants.

The president backs allowing illegal immigrants to legally work in the U.S. and meeting certain requirements like learning English and paying fines to eventually become permanent legal residents.

The president also supports bringing in workers from abroad to fill jobs, at least temporarily.

"We hope that at least we can get the bill and get it into conference. But the idea is to get it," Baca said. "We have support on both sides. We need the president to send a powerful message and say, 'Hey, look, I want it done.' "

Baca and Fortuno said the meeting will be only on immigration, but they hope to work together in the future on other issues that benefit the estimated 45 million Latinos in the country.

"We will have differences in certain areas and on certain issues, that's the nature of the beast," Fortuno said. "But as representatives from our community, there are certain issues we see eye to eye on and it makes sense to work together on those issues."

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Gee, I guess they still think we the CITIZENS don't matter and its all about what illegals of their ethnicity want

Everything for the race . . . . . ..for the rest of us nothing.

"Ask not what your ethnic group can do for you, but what you can do for your ethnic group."

"My ethnic group, right or wrong."

Question-Are there any hispanic lawmakers that are against illegal immigration? Can't the illegals have human rights and humanity in their own countries?

benefit the estimated 45 million Latinos in the country.

How about benefiting all of the US citizens and not just the latinos? This is racist talk!

Still trying to sell that Amnesty Bill!

Spare me!

Dixie

Question-Are there any hispanic lawmakers that are against illegal immigration? Can't the illegals have human rights and humanity in their own countries?

There may be 2 or 3 that I've heard come out against illegals. As for human rights or humanity in their own country, hell no they don't have them. Haven't you seen footage of Mexico on Univision and Telemundo That's why 80% of Mexico lives here now

They know if they dare to start demanding government freebies and right in their own homelands they are subject to be gunned down in the streets by the cops and drug dealers.

They have come here modeling themselves after the civil rights movement (Remember Elvira's crowd started claiming she's the new Rosa Parks until Blacks started screaming and writing letters to the media) Now they are starting the "New Civil Rights Movement". They play on the bleeding heart liberals, the ACLU and the promises of amnesty courtesy of the democrats and Senor Boosh.