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7:36pm March 7, 2013
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Immigration: La Raza Holds National Advocay Days on Capitol Hill
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ver 200 members and representatives of immigration reform organizations were on Capitol Hill for two days this week. They have been taking with members of the House and Senate as part of the National Council of La Raza’s National Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill. NCLR’s President Janey Murguia said the pathway to citizenship “should not […]
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ver 200 members and representatives of immigration reform organizations were on Capitol Hill for two days this week. They have been taking with members of the House and Senate as part of the National Council of La Raza’s National Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill.
NCLR’s President Janey Murguia said the pathway to citizenship “should not take decades” after a reporter asked her what the timeline should be for citizenship. With negotiations just getting underway in Congress, it’s unclear what the details will be in any legislation that may eventually make it to the President’s desk. What everyone does know is that the road to immigration reform will be a long one.
Today, Esther Reyes, the Executive Director of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, told advocates and reporters on Capitol Hill that, “2013 is the year for immigration reform.”
“Elizabeth” from Ohio, also a retired U.S. Marine, told the audience her husband was deported after a routine traffic stop.
“The system failed my family,” she told the crowd emotionally, at times holding up photos of her husband with the couple’s oldest son. She said she spent two and a half years raising two sons alone as a result of her husband’s deportation. Authorities informed her that he could not return to the U.S. until 2020 but that a local immigration group in Ohio is assisting her with navigating the process.
“The 2013 NCLR National Latino Advocacy Days will bring together hundreds of leaders from Latino nonprofit and civic organizations throughout the country, offering a unique opportunity to make our voices heard on Capitol Hill on the vital issues impacting Hispanic Americans,” The National Council of La Raza’s website reads. But the number one issue after an election year in which Latino’s displayed their political power, is immigration.
Murguia was asked to give her assessment of where the legislation stands in the House and Senate were but details are difficult to find. President Obama is on the first days of attempting to bond with members of Congress on budget issues by way of meeting them for dinner and lunch. The President has already had several meetings and conversations with members on immigration. But as usual in Washington: the devil is in the details.
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Lauren Victoria Burke is a writer and political analyst. She created the blog Crewof42, a blog that covers African American members of Congress, in 2009. Ms. Burke appears regularly on NewsOneNow with Roland Martin and on WHUR, WURD, and WVON. Ms. Burke has enjoyed employment at USAToday.com and ABC News. She holds a B.A. in History from The American University. E-mail anytime: LBurke007@gmail.com. Twitter: @Crewof42
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