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Feb. 15, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate's Failure To Pass Bipartisan Protection For Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 15, 2018 Broader Options for Americans Act -- Continued Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2018 Tweet - "DACA recipients are talented young people, their majors include: medicine, business, engineering, computer science. We must pass the #DreamActNow to #ProtectDreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2018 Broader Options for Americans Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2018 Durbin: President Trump Created A Dreamer Crisis, Now Congress Must Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2018 Tweet - "More than 19,000 Dreamers have already lost their DACA status because of the crisis President Trump created. After March 5th, one thousand will lose their status every day and be subject to deportation. The stakes couldn't be higher to find a deal this week." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Concerns Over Trump Administration's Proposal To Separate Immigrant Children From Parents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2018 Durbin: It's Time For The Senate To Do It's Job And Pass The Bipartisan Dream Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm laser focused on the #DreamAct this week. When the Trump Administration ended DACA, it left hundreds of thousands of Dreamers terrified about their future. Now it's up to Congress to work together and pass a bipartisan bill that gives them a future in America #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2018 Foster Statement on Opposition to Spending Bill Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 9, 2018 Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement on FY18 Budget Agreement Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Bipartisan Senate Budget Agreement Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - DHS Separations of Immigrant Families are Wrong and Unlawful Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 8, 2018 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Immigration Vote Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 8, 2018 Durbin: Budget Deal Delivers For America, Provides Path Forward For Dream Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2018 Tweet - "On the backs of Dreamers, the White House is attempting to radically slash legal immigration by prohibiting American citizens from reuniting with their parents, siblings, and children. This isn't what America should stand for." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The President's immigration framework would fast-track deportations of children who come to our border fleeing war, gangs, and sexual violence. It would be unconscionable to do this to families in the midst of the world's worst refugee crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: The President's immigration plan isn't a compromise. It's a Trojan Horse that puts the Administration's entire hardline immigration agenda--including massive cuts to *legal* immigration--on the backs of Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2018 Tweet - "TPS protection for Syrian refugees ends in March. With all the turmoil in Syria, including killings, attacks against civilians, lack of medical care, and food insecurity, sending these people back to Syria is akin to a death sentence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2018 Tweet - "I'm honored to host Cesar Montelongo, a gifted medical school student at @LoyolaChicago and one of America's Dreamers, at tomorrow's #SOTU" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2018 Durbin To Host Dreamer Medical Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Immigration "Ransom Note" Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I've had the opportunity to meet many of the Dreamers in this piece. When you take the time to hear their stories, you see why passing the #DreamAct is as urgent as it gets." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "If you watch one thing today, watch the below stories from five Dreamers. This is what's at stake, and I won't stop fighting until we give them a chance to have a future in the only country they call home." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2018 Durbin Statement On Path Forward For Bipartisan Immigration Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Met with #Dreamers from across the country tonight who are in Washington fighting for their chance to be a part of this great nation, the only home they've ever known. I'm honored to stand side-by-side with them and to keep fighting for their American dream." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2018 Tweet - "There are Dreamers in Washington from every corner of America right now--I was honored to hear from some of them today with my friend, Senator @maziehirono. They inspire me every day to keep fighting for the #DreamAct & to keep pushing forward." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Dreamers are sons and daughters of America who want be part of our future. They guarantee to us that the American dream will be alive for another generation because they are willing to work for it, study for it, and fight for it. They inspire me everyday." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Request to Add Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "To all Dreamers: I hear you, I see you, and I want to make sure you have a future in America. I won't stop working until we pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Feb. 15, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate's Failure To Pass Bipartisan Protection For Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 15, 2018 Broader Options for Americans Act -- Continued Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2018 Tweet - "DACA recipients are talented young people, their majors include: medicine, business, engineering, computer science. We must pass the #DreamActNow to #ProtectDreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2018 Broader Options for Americans Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2018 Durbin: President Trump Created A Dreamer Crisis, Now Congress Must Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2018 Tweet - "More than 19,000 Dreamers have already lost their DACA status because of the crisis President Trump created. After March 5th, one thousand will lose their status every day and be subject to deportation. The stakes couldn't be higher to find a deal this week." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Concerns Over Trump Administration's Proposal To Separate Immigrant Children From Parents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2018 Durbin: It's Time For The Senate To Do It's Job And Pass The Bipartisan Dream Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm laser focused on the #DreamAct this week. When the Trump Administration ended DACA, it left hundreds of thousands of Dreamers terrified about their future. Now it's up to Congress to work together and pass a bipartisan bill that gives them a future in America #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2018 Foster Statement on Opposition to Spending Bill Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 9, 2018 Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement on FY18 Budget Agreement Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Bipartisan Senate Budget Agreement Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - DHS Separations of Immigrant Families are Wrong and Unlawful Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 8, 2018 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Immigration Vote Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 8, 2018 Durbin: Budget Deal Delivers For America, Provides Path Forward For Dream Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2018 Tweet - "On the backs of Dreamers, the White House is attempting to radically slash legal immigration by prohibiting American citizens from reuniting with their parents, siblings, and children. This isn't what America should stand for." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The President's immigration framework would fast-track deportations of children who come to our border fleeing war, gangs, and sexual violence. It would be unconscionable to do this to families in the midst of the world's worst refugee crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: The President's immigration plan isn't a compromise. It's a Trojan Horse that puts the Administration's entire hardline immigration agenda--including massive cuts to *legal* immigration--on the backs of Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2018 Tweet - "TPS protection for Syrian refugees ends in March. With all the turmoil in Syria, including killings, attacks against civilians, lack of medical care, and food insecurity, sending these people back to Syria is akin to a death sentence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2018 Tweet - "I'm honored to host Cesar Montelongo, a gifted medical school student at @LoyolaChicago and one of America's Dreamers, at tomorrow's #SOTU" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2018 Durbin To Host Dreamer Medical Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Immigration "Ransom Note" Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I've had the opportunity to meet many of the Dreamers in this piece. When you take the time to hear their stories, you see why passing the #DreamAct is as urgent as it gets." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2018 Tweet - "If you watch one thing today, watch the below stories from five Dreamers. This is what's at stake, and I won't stop fighting until we give them a chance to have a future in the only country they call home." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2018 Durbin Statement On Path Forward For Bipartisan Immigration Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Met with #Dreamers from across the country tonight who are in Washington fighting for their chance to be a part of this great nation, the only home they've ever known. I'm honored to stand side-by-side with them and to keep fighting for their American dream." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2018 Tweet - "There are Dreamers in Washington from every corner of America right now--I was honored to hear from some of them today with my friend, Senator @maziehirono. They inspire me every day to keep fighting for the #DreamAct & to keep pushing forward." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Dreamers are sons and daughters of America who want be part of our future. They guarantee to us that the American dream will be alive for another generation because they are willing to work for it, study for it, and fight for it. They inspire me everyday." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Request to Add Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "To all Dreamers: I hear you, I see you, and I want to make sure you have a future in America. I won't stop working until we pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen.Dick Durbin
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