Immigration

Dear Friend, As we start the 114th Congress, I’m eager to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass smart, bipartisan policy that will help grow our economy and support good-paying jobs. While there has been some economic relief, there is still much more work Congress should do to ensure that a strong, growing middle-class can thrive. I am committed to… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement in reaction to the President’s State of the Union address to the nation: “This evening, the President made the case that while the overall economy has made significant gains since the Great Recession, there is much more to be done to ensure that everyone shares in the recovery. Congress must come together to find… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene opposed legislation that would result in the deportation of hundreds of thousands of children who know no other home than the United States. DelBene called on House leadership to instead take action on comprehensive immigration reform that would create jobs and grow the economy. “We should be spending our time working on comprehensive… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement reacting to executive actions announced by President Obama to improve our immigration system: “Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken, but after more than a year of refusing to act on immigration reform legislation, House Republicans have shown themselves to be unwilling to make progress on this important… Read more »

“The influx of unaccompanied children across the southern border is nothing short of a humanitarian crisis that requires immediate action. We desperately need members of Congress to work together in a bipartisan way to develop an effective and humane course of action to address this problem, and I am frustrated that House Republicans are playing politics with this crisis instead of… Read more »

Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Karen Bass (CA-37), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Judy Chu (CA-27), Ted Deutch (FL-19) and Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) introduced the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA).  The legislation would provide legal representation to unaccompanied minors and mentally disabled individuals during immigration proceedings, in… Read more »

Today U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) sent a letter with 56 of their colleagues urging the Obama Administration to take greater action to revise immigration enforcement procedures and provide relief from unnecessary detention and deportation. “Our broken immigration system is hurting Washington state’s economy and families. Today far too… Read more »

On a January evening this year, Juan Andrés Macedo de Alba and a friend were in Blaine when they were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers. Macedo de Alba wasn’t worried, though, because he hadn’t done anything wrong, he said. But when the officer returned and told him he was in the country illegally, Macedo de Alba started to… Read more »

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A high school honor student, originally from Mexico, could be deported because he is in the U.S. illegally.  Sixteen-year-old Juan Andres Macedo de Alba now faces an uncertain future. He is a junior in high school, volunteers, and is taking college courses. He arrived in the U.S. when he was nine-years-old. “Working in me was the best investment I can do… Read more »

While House Republicans have been adamant that immigration reform is all but dead this year, a coalition of women’s groups is hoping to revive the issue, wrapping it into the “war on women” offensive. Arguing that women and children bear the brunt of the burden from a broken system, and that women will be decisive in the 2014 and 2016 elections, organizers said that… Read more »