We are reintroducing that bill today, by the way. It has broad bipartisan; it has the support of Republicans as well as Democrats, church leaders, members of the Hispanic Caucus, and now recently the President of the United States.
Gutierrez discusses bipartisan support for the United American Families Act in immigration reform.
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We are natural born U.S. citizens and want an equal seat at the table in the federal government that writes and implements the laws that we live under.
Congress must grant us the equal rights and equal responsibilities that we have earned with the blood of our veterans and the tears of their mothers, wives, children and families.
A majority of voters in Puerto Rico have requested statehood, now Congress must respond by officially offering it and allowing voters on the island to ratify their choice in a binding vote.
So, don't let anyone tell you that statehood will somehow diminish our cultural pride and heritage.
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