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WASHINGTON — A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised their hands in the air to protest the killing of unarmed black men by police.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014, a Republican bill aimed to override the President's Executive Action on Immigration:
Congressional leaders haven't forgotten about hundreds of children halfway around the world, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who can't go home.
They have sent letters to Congolese officials, imploring them to let children who have been adopted by people in the U.S. and other countries finally go to their forever families.
But the Congolese leaders haven't issued exit papers for more than a year, leaving hundreds of children in limbo.
Fort Worth, TX – To mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month and International White Cane Day on October 15, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, took on a new challenge as part of his "Marc Means Business Initiative," as he worked alongside the blind and visually impaired at the Lighthouse for the Blind in Fort Worth.
The Human Rights Campaign today, Oct. 9 released its Congressional Scorecard measuring support for LGBT equality in the 113th Congress.
Fort Worth, Texas – As part of his "Marc Means Business" initiative, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will mark National Disability Employment Month and White Cane Awareness Day, by spending an afternoon working on the assembly line at Lighthouse for the Blind in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas—This week, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will launch efforts to educate immigrants about the dangers of immigration service provider fraud starting with the FREE Workshop on Combating Notario Fraud and Immigration Clinic, on Saturday, August 16th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Northside Community Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
El representante demócrata de Texas, Marc Veasey, presentó el 5 de agosto una propuesta de ley para proteger a los inmigrantes de fraudes notariales en el trámite de sus documentos migratorios.
Veasey destacó en una conferencia junto a algunas víctimas de fraudes notariales la necesidad de proteger a estas personas y de permitir que se reabran sus casos sin límite de tiempo.
Quienes cometen fraude se aprovechan de la desesperación de los miles de inmigrantes que tratan de regular su situación en EE.UU., agregó.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizaciones hispanas como la Asociación Nacional de Funcionarios Latinos Electos y Designados (NALEO por sus siglas en inglés) y Proyecto Inmigrante destacaron el martes la importancia de un proyecto de ley que busca brindar apoyo a las víctimas de fraude cometido por notarios que se hacen pasar por abogados migratorios.