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Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 28, 2018 Durbin Criticizes Trump Administration After Watchdog Finds Vulnerabilities At Facility Charged With Caring For Children In Health Department's Custody Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 28, 2018 Tweet - "The cruelty of this ill-conceived, heartless, and poorly implemented child separation policy seems to be never-ending. The Republicans who control Congress have failed to conduct the most basic oversight to prevent these abuses and hold this Administration accountable." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 27, 2018 Senators Criticize Trump Administration After Watchdog Finds Vulnerabilities at Facility Charged with Caring for Children in Health Department's Custody Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 26, 2018 Casten Statement on Border Tear Gassing Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Members of Congress Call for the Resignation of Secretary Nielsen Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 10, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's asylum ban is illegal & un-American. For generations our country has had a bipartisan tradition of welcoming those fleeing persecution. If the President is truly concerned about border security, he should work with Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A federal appeals court today called Pres. Trump ending DACA & deporting these young people "cruel and wasteful." Pres. Trump cannot explain this away as national security. It's a hateful policy aimed at innocent young people. Our President should remember his own family's story." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration continues to do everything in its power to end #DACA and deport #Dreamers who came here as children. They have so much to contribute to the only country they call home. Congress must pass my bipartisan #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith Leads House Democrats in Demanding Answers on Trump Border Deployment Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 30, 2018 Foster Statement on Report that Trump wants to End Birthright Citizenship Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Months later, 66 kids remain in govt custody after being separated from their parents by President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy. These kids may never see their parents again & yet Pres. Trump is considering a new family separation policy. It's intolerable and must be stopped." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month 2018 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 15, 2018 Tweet - "It's appalling that the President is considering separating more families. Public outrage forced him to back away from his first family separation policy. Now is the time to speak out to stop another self-inflicted humanitarian crisis. RT to spread the word." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 28, 2018 Durbin Criticizes Trump Administration After Watchdog Finds Vulnerabilities At Facility Charged With Caring For Children In Health Department's Custody Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 28, 2018 Tweet - "The cruelty of this ill-conceived, heartless, and poorly implemented child separation policy seems to be never-ending. The Republicans who control Congress have failed to conduct the most basic oversight to prevent these abuses and hold this Administration accountable." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 27, 2018 Senators Criticize Trump Administration After Watchdog Finds Vulnerabilities at Facility Charged with Caring for Children in Health Department's Custody Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 26, 2018 Casten Statement on Border Tear Gassing Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Members of Congress Call for the Resignation of Secretary Nielsen Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 10, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's asylum ban is illegal & un-American. For generations our country has had a bipartisan tradition of welcoming those fleeing persecution. If the President is truly concerned about border security, he should work with Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A federal appeals court today called Pres. Trump ending DACA & deporting these young people "cruel and wasteful." Pres. Trump cannot explain this away as national security. It's a hateful policy aimed at innocent young people. Our President should remember his own family's story." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration continues to do everything in its power to end #DACA and deport #Dreamers who came here as children. They have so much to contribute to the only country they call home. Congress must pass my bipartisan #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith Leads House Democrats in Demanding Answers on Trump Border Deployment Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 30, 2018 Foster Statement on Report that Trump wants to End Birthright Citizenship Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Months later, 66 kids remain in govt custody after being separated from their parents by President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy. These kids may never see their parents again & yet Pres. Trump is considering a new family separation policy. It's intolerable and must be stopped." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month 2018 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 15, 2018 Tweet - "It's appalling that the President is considering separating more families. Public outrage forced him to back away from his first family separation policy. Now is the time to speak out to stop another self-inflicted humanitarian crisis. RT to spread the word." Sen.Dick Durbin
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