Frank Sharry
Frank Sharry
Frank Sharry is the founder and executive director of America’s Voice, an immigration reform group...
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But even if we win today, it's only one step. Immigrants pay a lot in taxes and don't get a lot back.
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Their painstaking progress on winning Latino voters is in jeopardy because the face of the (Republican) party on this issue is Tom Tancredo. They are caught between their base and their desire to do something reasonable.
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I think he's trying to tell a restive populist base in his party that he gets it, ... It's a way to say, 'We understand that we need to get better control of our borders.'
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That would mean President Bush would have to weigh in.
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The fact that they're calling a hearing in the midst of their other priorities indicates the chairman's commitment to moving immigration reform as quickly as possible.
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I'm a little worried that the political momentum that we witnessed this week may dissipate somewhat.
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We all know that this issue is so volatile that anything can happen.
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Obviously, there's tremendous pressure on lawmakers to fix the problem.
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The Sensenbrenner bill has proven to be one of the great mobilizing forces for the pro (immigration) reform alliance in this country.
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There will be no bill passed without robust immigration enforcement.
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There's a bipartisan majority in favor of reform, and there's a president who says he's willing to sign it. And if they cannot figure out how to get from here to there, shame on them.
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Instead of leading the country to bipartisan comprehensive reform, ... he runs more of a danger of putting gasoline on the fire.
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In supporting migrants, we do face formidable challenges but I'm still optimistic.
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I'm disgusted that we are engaged in a blame game. We needed a bill, and we got a food fight.