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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 3003, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, and H.R. 3004, Kate's Law, that would further criminalize undocumented immigrants and force local law enforcement to perform federal immigration duties:
Rep. Chu
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, May Day, as thousands of protestors across the country march and organize for immigrant rights, Rep. Judy Chu, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led a bicameral effort in Congress pushing the Department of Homeland Security to be more transparent with its detention processes.
Shorthorn UTA
With the heat of the day beating down on downtown Dallas, a mass of people dressed in red, white and blue packed Pearl Street in front of Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
They held up American flags and signs that read "Rise Up" and chanted in Spanish, "Sì se puede."
About 3,200 people marched Sunday, according to a tweet from the Dallas Police Department, from the cathedral to Dallas City Hall in the Mega March……
Washington, D.C. – On April 6, 2017, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, reintroduced legislation to streamline the federal financial aid application process for citizen students with immigrant parents and to protect undocumented students from discrimination if they apply to a state college or university that receives financial support from the federal government. The Trump Administration's immigration policies have evoked fear within our communities, but should not deter undocumented and first generation American students from pursuing higher education.
Washington, D.C. – Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, led a letter along with the support of Representatives Michelle Lujan Grisham, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Cedric Richmond, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, urging Speaker Ryan to denounce Representative Steve King's appalling comments about the increasing diversity of the United States.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement after President Trump issued a revised version of his travel ban:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after President Trump addressed Congress for the first time during a joint session:
Washington, D.C. - Members of the press are invited to join Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, and Bothina Matar, a Syrian refugee who resettled in the Dallas area with her family in 2015, as they share their thoughts on President Trump's restrictive immigration policies and detail the positive contributions refugees make in their adopted homes.
McClatchy DC
The first weeks of Donald Trump's administration saw widespread protests after the president announced a temporary ban on immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries.
Now Fort Worth Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey is bringing a family of Dallas-area Syrian refugees to Washington in a show of defiance toward the president and his proposed executive order.
Tamam Al Sharaa and Bothina Matar brought their family to the United States in 2015 after enduring the chaos in Syria, and they will attend Trump's address to a joint session of Congress as guests of Veasey on Tuesday.
Texas Tribune
Texas Democrats in Congress are bracing for the possibility of the Trump administration ending benefits for people who were brought into the United States illegally as children.
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