Cecilia Munoz
Cecilia Munoz
Cecilia Muñozis director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Prior to that, she served as the White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. A longtime civil rights advocate, she worked as Senior Vice President for the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza, a nonprofit organization established to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans, overseeing advocacy activities that cover issues of importance to immigrants. In 2000, she was named a MacArthur Fellow for her work...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 July 1962
CityDetroit, MI
Cardinal Mahony speaking out unleashed something really big. He, the church, made this issue public in a very profound way.
I think, ultimately, this committee can report out a bill.
It's a dangerous game the Republicans are playing.
If you want to create a permanent underclass, this is the way to do it.
It is a bill that has driven more than a million people out this week.
There are 11 million people living and working in the United States. This bill ultimately does nothing about that.
Without a Dr. King-like figure, we lack the capacity to create that personal connection, not just within our own community but with folks on the outside. Someone with that kind of visibility is really useful in terms of educating people.
Though he is relatively new to Washington, he has blended right in as an advocate because he knows what he's talking about. He has a great passion for the community.
We are calling on leadership on both sides of the aisle to get back to it. The life of millions of people are at stake here. Folks are going to demand that Congress step to the plate and act.
We couldn't possibly support a proposal that says you can work here, but you can never be apart of our society.
We are expressing our hopes that the Senate will do something different.
The only way something gets through is on a bipartisan vote.