Frank Sharry
Frank Sharry
Frank Sharry is the founder and executive director of America’s Voice, an immigration reform group...
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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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The loud voices, punchy arguments and simple headlines from governments, politicians and anti-immigration groups will often be easier to hear. The other side has a harder job, because theirs is the more sophisticated argument, offering humane, progressive and enlightened policies in the midst of an emotional debate.
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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's lots of signs of the growing drumbeat for reform. We think there is a bipartisan majority with presidential leadership that can actually get across the finish line this session.
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That would mean President Bush would have to weigh in.
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That's a very good sign for the tough votes on other issues.
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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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Will it (the speech) change what's already scheduled to happen in Congress? Not one iota.
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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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Obviously, there's tremendous pressure on lawmakers to fix the problem.
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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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No matter what the administration witnesses say, it's going to be revealing. Everyone knows the only way that immigration reform happens is if the president leads on it. And if they come and mouth platitudes and stay vague, it'll be interpreted in both chambers as an abdication of his leadership role.
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It just raises the question: Did they want a bill or did they want a food fight?