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Luis Gutiérrez

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Luis Gutiérrez is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his advocacy on immigration reform and social justice issues. Gutiérrez played a significant role in the fight for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and was a vocal critic of policies that he viewed as detrimental to immigrant communities. Throughout his tenure, he served on various committees, including the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Jan 16, 2018

We need a wall. We need billions of dollars for a wall. We need you to end what he calls chain migration.

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Jan 16, 2018

The Dreamers can stay. That's done. Permanent residency, citizenship, they're not going anywhere.

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Jan 16, 2018

He said, you know, the president promised the wall, 50 feet high from sea to shining sea. That's not going to happen.

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Nov 13, 2017

I ask this because I don't want to hear in a few days or in a few weeks that your answers, Mr. Attorney General, have changed based on newly uncovered evidence that what you told us before was in fact false, misleading, or something other…

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Nov 13, 2017

I have always opposed PROMESA, and now I oppose using the hurricane as an excuse to give the control board even more additional powers.

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Nov 13, 2017

He said, quote, during the second debate, 'If I win, I'm going to instruct my Attorney General...to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation'--referring to Hillary Clinton--'because there's never been so many lies, so much…

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Nov 13, 2017

I think I have a solution that could allow the committee to move on to other important national matters like gun control and immigration.

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Nov 13, 2017

Do you think candidates should fulfill the promises they make during campaigns?

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Nov 13, 2017

First of all, I believe the hurricanes have created a tragedy of epic proportions for Puerto Rico.

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Nov 13, 2017

So the brilliant campaign, remarkable campaign, big smile on your face, you love the campaign, but you're not going to fulfill his campaign promises?

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Nov 13, 2017

I am not going to support the Congress of the United States giving additional powers to the control board because I think they are out of control, and I think they are not accountable to anybody, and they are not transparent.

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Nov 13, 2017

part of my mission, is to make sure that profiteers, pirates, and private interests do not try to get rich off the misery of the people of Puerto Rico.

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Nov 13, 2017

My solution would save the American taxpayers a lot of grief and a lot of money by eliminating the need for the investigation.

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Nov 13, 2017

Are you going to keep the campaign promise, yes or no? It's a promise that your boss, he hired you to fulfill.

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Nov 6, 2017

I don't see how we are going to do that.

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Jul 31, 2017

Their research is always questionable because they torture the data to make it arrive at the conclusion they desire, which is that immigrants are criminals and a burden on the U.S. and our economy.

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Mar 27, 2017

We could resolve this problem because I happen to know for a fact that there are over 60 members of the Republican caucus who, today, would vote for a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

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Mar 27, 2017

The resources do not exist of the Federal Government to pick up, jail, and deport 11 million people.

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Mar 27, 2017

It is looking for a demonization of a community of people to score political points and not to resolve it.

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Mar 27, 2017

We have a President of the United States that said, and I can bring the YouTube video, that Mexicans are murderers, rapists, and drug dealers.

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Mar 27, 2017

Shame on us for not resolving this problem and leaving a legacy of abuse against those 5 million.

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Sep 26, 2016

We are having a hearing about a Donald Trump talking point that one he goes to again and again.

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Sep 20, 2016

We shouldn't ban them all. Just like we wouldn't ban all the Skittles because there might be one bad Skittle.

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Jul 24, 2016

We will take on the NRA as Hillary as presidency of the United States.

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