Public Statements

Limit results to:

Date Range

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

results per page:
Date Title Politician
Aug. 12, 2019 Tweet - "We can certainly keep America safe and respect our heritage as a nation of immigrants. I stand with the immigrant community and will do everything I can to help keep families together." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Penalizing immigrants living here legally will do nothing to fix the situation at our border and will only sow fear & distrust in immigrant communities across the US." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Trump: "Trump defends racially charged remarks." Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Duckworth Demands Trump Administration Explain Decision to Deny Citizenship Interview to U.S. Marine Veteran Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Jobs processing meat and poultry are hot, dirty, monotonous, and dangerous. Across America immigrants have always taken these jobs. ICE raids should focus on those who are a threat to our safety, not those who work hard every day to put food on our tables." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump cut all non-humanitarian trade w/ Venezuela. Ban on exports has one notable exception: he still allows cruel exportation of Venezuelans living in the U.S. Pres. Trump refuses to give Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans who fear returning to lawless failed state." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Schneider Completes Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border to Investigate Impact of Trump Administration Immigration Policies Rep. Brad Schneider
Aug. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee violated multiple Committee rules to jam through a cruel & partisan bill that will do nothing to make our border more secure & targets vulnerable children for indefinite detention and deportation. America is better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Raskin Calls on Ice to Protect Rights of Transgender Asylum Seekers Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Statement On Rigged Markup Of Cruel Trump-Graham Proposal Targeting Vulnerable Children Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Durbin, Menendez Meet With Venezuela Special Envoy Elliot Abrams Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Velázquez, Van-Hollen Want Answers on TPS Immigration Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "I call on President Trump to extend Temporary Protected Status for Syrians living in the United States. We have a moral obligation not to force them to return to grave danger." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Met with Special Envoy Abrams to reiterate my support for President Guaidó & press the need to designate Venezuela for TPS. Pres. Trump can't have it both ways. If he's going to warn Americans that Venezuela is dangerous, he can't then force Venezuelans in the US to return." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Last June, a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to end its cruel family separation policy. A year later, we learn they've allegedly exploited loopholes in the order to separate more than 900 additional children from their parents. Does their cruelty know no bounds?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Torres, Lawmakers Urge Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan to Immediately Rescind "Safe Third County" Agreement with Guatemala Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Last June, a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to end its cruel family separation policy. A year later, we learn they've allegedly exploited loopholes in the order to separate more than 900 additional children from their parents. Does their cruelty know no bounds?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan, House-Passed Venezuela TPS Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "Joining @SenatorMenendez on the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 and designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDurbin/videos/403017693656112/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCm1_6tDhWNeZ5b8wGJrw8hEMJF33x87NrP2HvmDvRdcB-F8QyGApwkkEpi7PlIJo4ZVwU3A3VOVR1-Zi-C0GeXYu3rvjJBy7_JYaHVu59UJJ_lKZdEswDKXwFFl1F3rZIhwX4DzFJsbeMJiFJgbndqh0hz3355m1SNzbTFUJMtrHq-dNlugQBD4Am50RBY3eZW-_tcVoe8wSDceLNBbksvnuktXO0G7jdzzO6sd2cO60r5rjOr1lGjLszSM5djIwxTHtwTw_oDqy0iieFVGFSs_FNI2r8Z974Tw27ua6UWCLmdCuVnBR9hiCuIIEZOyKBgii6-sSxWL0mX-EBJvmUZSxJsuwsPuIw&__tn__=-" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "How can we in good conscience ask Venezuelans living in US to return to their country, and at the same time warn Americans not to visit? We should immediately grant Venezuela Temporary Protected Status. Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues blocked that from happening today." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan - With Temporary Protected Status For Nearly 7,000 Syrians Living In U.S. Set To Expire Without Action This Week, Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Senate Colleagues To Call On Trump Administration To Extend And Redesignate TPS Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2019 Tweet - "Immigration is good for our country and good for our economy. In Illinois alone, the revenue created by immigrant-founded companies was equal to 70% of the state's GDP. Nationwide, these companies employ more than 13.5 million Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2019 García Statement on Supreme Court Allowing Trump to Proceed with Wasteful, Harmful Border Wall Rep. Chuy Garcia
Date Title Politician
Aug. 12, 2019 Tweet - "We can certainly keep America safe and respect our heritage as a nation of immigrants. I stand with the immigrant community and will do everything I can to help keep families together." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Penalizing immigrants living here legally will do nothing to fix the situation at our border and will only sow fear & distrust in immigrant communities across the US." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Trump: "Trump defends racially charged remarks." Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Duckworth Demands Trump Administration Explain Decision to Deny Citizenship Interview to U.S. Marine Veteran Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Jobs processing meat and poultry are hot, dirty, monotonous, and dangerous. Across America immigrants have always taken these jobs. ICE raids should focus on those who are a threat to our safety, not those who work hard every day to put food on our tables." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump cut all non-humanitarian trade w/ Venezuela. Ban on exports has one notable exception: he still allows cruel exportation of Venezuelans living in the U.S. Pres. Trump refuses to give Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans who fear returning to lawless failed state." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Schneider Completes Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border to Investigate Impact of Trump Administration Immigration Policies Rep.Brad Schneider
Aug. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee violated multiple Committee rules to jam through a cruel & partisan bill that will do nothing to make our border more secure & targets vulnerable children for indefinite detention and deportation. America is better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Raskin Calls on Ice to Protect Rights of Transgender Asylum Seekers Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Statement On Rigged Markup Of Cruel Trump-Graham Proposal Targeting Vulnerable Children Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Durbin, Menendez Meet With Venezuela Special Envoy Elliot Abrams Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Velázquez, Van-Hollen Want Answers on TPS Immigration Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "I call on President Trump to extend Temporary Protected Status for Syrians living in the United States. We have a moral obligation not to force them to return to grave danger." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Met with Special Envoy Abrams to reiterate my support for President Guaidó & press the need to designate Venezuela for TPS. Pres. Trump can't have it both ways. If he's going to warn Americans that Venezuela is dangerous, he can't then force Venezuelans in the US to return." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Last June, a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to end its cruel family separation policy. A year later, we learn they've allegedly exploited loopholes in the order to separate more than 900 additional children from their parents. Does their cruelty know no bounds?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Torres, Lawmakers Urge Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan to Immediately Rescind "Safe Third County" Agreement with Guatemala Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Last June, a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to end its cruel family separation policy. A year later, we learn they've allegedly exploited loopholes in the order to separate more than 900 additional children from their parents. Does their cruelty know no bounds?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan, House-Passed Venezuela TPS Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "Joining @SenatorMenendez on the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 and designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDurbin/videos/403017693656112/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCm1_6tDhWNeZ5b8wGJrw8hEMJF33x87NrP2HvmDvRdcB-F8QyGApwkkEpi7PlIJo4ZVwU3A3VOVR1-Zi-C0GeXYu3rvjJBy7_JYaHVu59UJJ_lKZdEswDKXwFFl1F3rZIhwX4DzFJsbeMJiFJgbndqh0hz3355m1SNzbTFUJMtrHq-dNlugQBD4Am50RBY3eZW-_tcVoe8wSDceLNBbksvnuktXO0G7jdzzO6sd2cO60r5rjOr1lGjLszSM5djIwxTHtwTw_oDqy0iieFVGFSs_FNI2r8Z974Tw27ua6UWCLmdCuVnBR9hiCuIIEZOyKBgii6-sSxWL0mX-EBJvmUZSxJsuwsPuIw&__tn__=-" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "How can we in good conscience ask Venezuelans living in US to return to their country, and at the same time warn Americans not to visit? We should immediately grant Venezuela Temporary Protected Status. Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues blocked that from happening today." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan - With Temporary Protected Status For Nearly 7,000 Syrians Living In U.S. Set To Expire Without Action This Week, Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Senate Colleagues To Call On Trump Administration To Extend And Redesignate TPS Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2019 Tweet - "Immigration is good for our country and good for our economy. In Illinois alone, the revenue created by immigrant-founded companies was equal to 70% of the state's GDP. Nationwide, these companies employ more than 13.5 million Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2019 García Statement on Supreme Court Allowing Trump to Proceed with Wasteful, Harmful Border Wall Rep.Chuy Garcia
arrow_upward