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June 7, 2019 Tweet - "Good news -- DHS IG has agreed to my request for an investigation into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. We must bring humanity to our border." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2019 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2019 Tweet - "America needs to maintain a strong STEM workforce in order to compete in the modern global economy. If we deny international students with these degrees from our universities a chance to continue their work in America, we'll be shipping much-needed talent we trained overseas. 21 replies 26 retweets 122 likes" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 6, 2019 Durbin, Blumenthal, Harris, Klobuchar: Keep International Student Talent In America Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2019 Rep. Krishnamoorthi Votes To Protect Dreamers Through The American Dream And Promise Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 5, 2019 Rep. Davis Votes to Honor Our Nation's Values and Pass American Dream and Promise Act Rep. Danny Davis
June 5, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2019 New American Members of Congress Statement on the Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 4, 2019 Underwood-Backed American Dream and Promise Act Passes House Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 4, 2019 Foster Statement on American Dream and Promise Act Rep. Bill Foster
June 4, 2019 Congresswomen Schakowsky's Statement on The American Dream and Promise Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 4, 2019 Quigley Statement on Passage of ream and Promise Act Rep. Mike Quigley
June 4, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" Garcia Votes to Protect Millions of Immigrants and their Families Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to be on the House floor today as the Democratic-led chamber debated & passed the American Dream & Promise Act. Hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up in this country are counting on us to solve the #DACA crisis President Trump created. #DreamAndPromiseNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Incompetent. Inhumane. Cruel. I will continue to fight to hold the Trump Administration accountable for this humanitarian disaster." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 31, 2019 Tweet - "What I saw at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center in April has haunted me ever since & is detailed vividly in today's IG report. President Trump's response to this is threats and cruelty that only make the situation worse for the migrants and our nation." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 31, 2019 Durbin Statement On DHS IG Report Regarding Dangerous & Inhumane Conditions At CBP Facility In El Paso Sen. Dick Durbin
May 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr and Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan - Neguse, Jeffries and Armstrong Lead Bipartisan Letter to Change Administration Guidance on Immigrants Working in the Cannabis Industry Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 29, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must make critical reforms after failing to disclose the tragic death of a little girl on their watch. She was someone's daughter, not a criminal. We are better than this. Read my letter with @PattyMurray and @SenFeinstein." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Murray, Feinstein Press HHS For Information & Reforms Following Undisclosed Death Of Migrant Child Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2019 Tweet - "So much for family values: the President's Rose Garden immigration proposal tells close family members who have waited in line for years to join their spouses and children in America they are not wanted. Happy Mother's and Father's Day, Mr. President." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2019 Tweet - "Do the Trump Admin's heartless anti-immigrant policies know no bounds? First, it was family separation. Now, they're considering mass arrests of immigrant families & children as a "show of force." Standing w my fellow Senate Judic Dems against this reckless policy." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Duckworth in NDAA Negotiations: Congress Should Prevent Administration from Weakening Military Readiness by Diverting Critical Funds for Unnecessary Border Wall Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "House Judiciary Committee passed #TPS for Venezuelans. The Trump Administration talks about the dangers in Venezuela, but they don't support TPS for Venezuelans already here. It's common sense to give them this designation & I'll keep fighting for it in the Senate." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Reps. McClintock and LaHood Introduce Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
May 23, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Judiciary Democrats to DHS: Don't Conduct "Show of Force' Raids on Immigrant Families Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "House Judiciary Committee passed my #DreamAct, which gives #Dreamers a future in America. Dreamers are teachers, doctors, and soldiers who make our country a better place. I'll continue fighting for them and their dream of becoming U.S. citizens." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Reps. Schneider, Bacon, and Finkenauer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Physician Shortages Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to Peter Maurer - Senators Call on Red Cross, DHS to Investigate Conditions at Border Detention Facilities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019 Tweet - "I led 24 Dem Senators on letter to @ICRC & DHS IG asking for investigations into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. Five children have died in the last six months after being apprehended at the border. This has to stop." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Series of Migrant Children Deaths at the Border, Calls for Answers Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 21, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Durbin: Trump Administration Anti-Immigration Policies Are Inhumane & Making Us Less Safe Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal Rep. Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 14, 2019 Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019 Garcia, Espaillat, Rice Introduce Legislation to Keep USCIS Offices Open Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 9, 2019 Durbin: President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Have Made Our Border Less Secure Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
June 7, 2019 Tweet - "Good news -- DHS IG has agreed to my request for an investigation into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. We must bring humanity to our border." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2019 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2019 Tweet - "America needs to maintain a strong STEM workforce in order to compete in the modern global economy. If we deny international students with these degrees from our universities a chance to continue their work in America, we'll be shipping much-needed talent we trained overseas. 21 replies 26 retweets 122 likes" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 6, 2019 Durbin, Blumenthal, Harris, Klobuchar: Keep International Student Talent In America Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2019 Rep. Krishnamoorthi Votes To Protect Dreamers Through The American Dream And Promise Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 5, 2019 Rep. Davis Votes to Honor Our Nation's Values and Pass American Dream and Promise Act Rep.Danny Davis
June 5, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2019 New American Members of Congress Statement on the Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 4, 2019 Underwood-Backed American Dream and Promise Act Passes House Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 4, 2019 Foster Statement on American Dream and Promise Act Rep.Bill Foster
June 4, 2019 Congresswomen Schakowsky's Statement on The American Dream and Promise Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 4, 2019 Quigley Statement on Passage of ream and Promise Act Rep.Mike Quigley
June 4, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" Garcia Votes to Protect Millions of Immigrants and their Families Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to be on the House floor today as the Democratic-led chamber debated & passed the American Dream & Promise Act. Hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up in this country are counting on us to solve the #DACA crisis President Trump created. #DreamAndPromiseNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Incompetent. Inhumane. Cruel. I will continue to fight to hold the Trump Administration accountable for this humanitarian disaster." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 31, 2019 Tweet - "What I saw at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center in April has haunted me ever since & is detailed vividly in today's IG report. President Trump's response to this is threats and cruelty that only make the situation worse for the migrants and our nation." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 31, 2019 Durbin Statement On DHS IG Report Regarding Dangerous & Inhumane Conditions At CBP Facility In El Paso Sen.Dick Durbin
May 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr and Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan - Neguse, Jeffries and Armstrong Lead Bipartisan Letter to Change Administration Guidance on Immigrants Working in the Cannabis Industry Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 29, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must make critical reforms after failing to disclose the tragic death of a little girl on their watch. She was someone's daughter, not a criminal. We are better than this. Read my letter with @PattyMurray and @SenFeinstein." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Murray, Feinstein Press HHS For Information & Reforms Following Undisclosed Death Of Migrant Child Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2019 Tweet - "So much for family values: the President's Rose Garden immigration proposal tells close family members who have waited in line for years to join their spouses and children in America they are not wanted. Happy Mother's and Father's Day, Mr. President." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2019 Tweet - "Do the Trump Admin's heartless anti-immigrant policies know no bounds? First, it was family separation. Now, they're considering mass arrests of immigrant families & children as a "show of force." Standing w my fellow Senate Judic Dems against this reckless policy." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Duckworth in NDAA Negotiations: Congress Should Prevent Administration from Weakening Military Readiness by Diverting Critical Funds for Unnecessary Border Wall Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "House Judiciary Committee passed #TPS for Venezuelans. The Trump Administration talks about the dangers in Venezuela, but they don't support TPS for Venezuelans already here. It's common sense to give them this designation & I'll keep fighting for it in the Senate." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Reps. McClintock and LaHood Introduce Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
May 23, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Judiciary Democrats to DHS: Don't Conduct "Show of Force' Raids on Immigrant Families Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "House Judiciary Committee passed my #DreamAct, which gives #Dreamers a future in America. Dreamers are teachers, doctors, and soldiers who make our country a better place. I'll continue fighting for them and their dream of becoming U.S. citizens." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Reps. Schneider, Bacon, and Finkenauer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Physician Shortages Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to Peter Maurer - Senators Call on Red Cross, DHS to Investigate Conditions at Border Detention Facilities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019 Tweet - "I led 24 Dem Senators on letter to @ICRC & DHS IG asking for investigations into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. Five children have died in the last six months after being apprehended at the border. This has to stop." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Series of Migrant Children Deaths at the Border, Calls for Answers Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 21, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Durbin: Trump Administration Anti-Immigration Policies Are Inhumane & Making Us Less Safe Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal Rep.Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 14, 2019 Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019 Garcia, Espaillat, Rice Introduce Legislation to Keep USCIS Offices Open Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 9, 2019 Durbin: President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Have Made Our Border Less Secure Sen.Dick Durbin
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