35 Luis Gutierrez Quotes for You to Enjoy

Luis Gutierrez

American Politician

Born: Dec 10, 1953

American Blame Congress Immigration Nation People

Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm

Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message. Luis Gutierrez

Vote People Voting Too Many People Think Too Citizens Ability Somehow Colors Message Make Sure Sends Races Hard Many Fought

In the public debate, while commentators and critics have targeted immigrants with blame and bullying, our nation's immigrants have simply kept on working, kept on contributing, and kept on hoping for a solution. Luis Gutierrez

Bullying Blame Debate Nation Our Immigrants Solution Critics Hoping Simply Targeted Contributing While Public Working Kept

According to the Privacy Rights Center, up to 10 million Americans are victims of ID theft each year. They have a right to be notified when their most sensitive health data is stolen. Luis Gutierrez

Health Privacy Rights Year Data ID Most According Up American Stolen Center Sensitive Victims Theft Each Each Year Right Million

The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit. Luis Gutierrez

Family Immigration Comprehensive Part Underlying Any Family Unit Bill Unit

Republicans will criticize whatever President Obama does because that is what they do. Luis Gutierrez

Will Whatever President President Obama Obama Criticize Because Does Republicans

If you are opposed to immigration or support strictly punitive immigration measures, you cannot even start a conversation about other issues with most Latino voters. Luis Gutierrez

You Conversation Immigration Other Strictly Latino Punitive About Support Voters Most Opposed Issues Cannot Measures Even Start

On Tuesday 26 July 2011, I was arrested in front of the White House along with a dozen other pro-immigrant advocates and clergy. We sat down on the sidewalk in front of the White House with a banner that read 'One Million Deported Under President Obama' and refused to move when the police ordered us to. Luis Gutierrez

Police White White House Down Other President President Obama Sidewalk Obama Along Clergy House Read Advocate Arrested July Front Tuesday Move Refused Ordered Banner Us Sat Dozen Million

Ending the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program was a serious mistake that will harm the United States and will spark a national political crisis. Luis Gutierrez

Mistake Political Ending Will National Action Deferred States Crisis Arrival Child Spark Serious United United States Program Harm

I was arrested twice in demonstrations in front of the Obama White House in the push for DACA. Luis Gutierrez

White White House Obama Push House Arrested Demonstrations Front Twice

I have never pretended to be a legal scholar, but when scores of lawyers are lining up to agree with the Supreme Court that the president has the power to make choices when it comes to whom to deport and whom to let stay, then I tend to agree with them. Luis Gutierrez

Democrats and Republicans agree on most of a unified, politically viable, and workable immigration reform package. Both parties agree that border security is a key part of any strategy. Luis Gutierrez

Key Immigration Strategy Security Border Immigration Reform Border Security Both Both Parties Part Most Parties Democrats Democrats And Republicans Reform Viable Any Politically Package Republicans Unified Agree

As a Democrat from Illinois, as a member of Congress who believes in and admires President Obama, it genuinely pains me to say that the facts show that this president has done no more to solve our immigration crisis than George W. Bush. Luis Gutierrez

Me Immigration Congress President Our President Obama Say Crisis Member Obama Solve Admires More Facts Democrat Genuinely George George W George W. Bush Than Done Bush Show Pains Who Illinois Believes

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has been clear that deporting young people who have lived in the U.S. for years and were brought here through no fault of their own as children should not be the targets of deportation. Luis Gutierrez

We should allow DREAMers to declare that they are not criminals, that they want to be here, want to fully participate in their society and get on the books. We should make college, work, and military service available to them. Luis Gutierrez

In the immigration debate, some things are constant. They never change. One is that opponents of immigration reform will use it as a wedge issue and will blame everything from unemployment to rising health care costs on immigrants. Luis Gutierrez

Health Change Blame Immigration Debate Care Will Everything Immigrants Immigration Reform Constant Some Some Things Rising Costs Wedge Never Health Care Health Care Costs Opponents Issue Unemployment Reform Use Things Care Costs

If immigration reform is bad for America's workers, then why does virtually every group that represents American workers support it so enthusiastically? Luis Gutierrez

Immigration Group Every Virtually Bad Immigration Reform Enthusiastically Support Does Reform America American Represents Then Workers American Workers Why

Lots of special interests play the immigrant blame game every day because they like things the way they are and don't see a need for change. Luis Gutierrez

Day Game Change Blame Every Day Every Way Immigrant See Like Because Lots Interests Special Special Interests Play Things Need

We need legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and a way of getting the millions of unauthorized immigrants already here to get legal and get in compliance with our laws. Luis Gutierrez

Legal Immigration Our Way Compliance Immigrants Laws Alternative Legal Immigration Get Getting Illegal Illegal Immigration Here Millions Need

Luis Gutierrez Quotes

No more Luis Gutierrez quotes