Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard - Proudly Serving California's 34th District

 
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  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD: VOTERS WANT COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
    Nov 28, 2012  - Today, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard joined with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in promising to work tirelessly to enact comprehensive immigration reform that honors our heritage and our values, promotes fairness and family unity and meaningfully contributes to economic growth. ... More
  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD REACTS TO TROUBLING REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHILDREN MIGRATING TO U.S.
    Oct 18, 2012  - Today Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard reacted to the release of a Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) report documenting the experiences of the growing number children who are undertaking harrowing journeys to the U.S. to escape escalating violence in Central America. According to the report’s aut... More
  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD WELCOMES DEFEAT OF MISGUIDED GOP VISA BILL: "WE DON'T HAVE TO HURT ONE GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS TO HELP ANOTHER"
    Sep 20, 2012  - Today Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hailed the outcome of a House of Representatives’ vote rejecting a Republican visa reform bill, HR 6429, the STEM Jobs Act. Republicans leaders had previously rebuffed Democratic efforts to negotiate a compromise measure, deciding instead to push forward wit... More
  • Members of Congress React to PBS Story on Border Abuses
    Jul 26, 2012  - In response to a PBS investigation that documented allegations of widespread abuse by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, Members of Congress expressed grave concerns about the agency’s commitment to preventing the mistreatment of detained immigrants. The documentary, which mirrors the fi... More
  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD INTRODUCES HELP SEPARATED FAMILIES ACT TO KEEP IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TOGETHER
    Jul 16, 2012  - Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard has introduced legislation to keep immigrant families together. The Help Separated Families Act, H.R. 6128, addresses the growing number of U.S. citizen children placed in the child welfare system as a result of immigration enforcement actions, with the intent to... More
  • DREAM Act Co-Authors Hail President’s Decision to Grant Relief to Undocumented Youth
    Jul 2, 2012  - Washington, DC – Today Congressman Howard Berman and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, original co-authors of the DREAM Act, wrote to President Obama, praising his decision to grant relief to undocumented young people raised in America and living under the daily fear of deportation. They also rei... More
  • Rep. Roybal-Allard Condemns Supreme Court Decision Upholding “Show Me Your Papers” Provision of AZ Immigration Law
    Jun 25, 2012  - Rep. Roybal-Allard Condemns Supreme Court Decision Upholding “Show Me Your Papers” Provision of AZ Immigration Law Ruling a call to action on immigration reform Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a section of Arizona’s draconia... More
  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD DECRIES GOP ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM IN FY 2013 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
    Jun 8, 2012  - Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard expressed her disappointment in the House Republican’s failure to present a bipartisan homeland security funding bill. Instead, the traditionally bipartisan bill was used as a vehicle to attack immigrant rights. Late last night during debate of the bill, th... More
  • 16 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CALL FOR JUSTICE IN HERNANDEZ-ROJAS CASE
    May 10, 2012  - Responding to the troubling findings of a new PBS documentary, "Crossing the Line at the Border," 16 members of Congress called for justice in the tragic case of Anastacio Hernandez-Rojas and reiterated the need for tougher oversight of Border Patrol personnel to end the abuse of people in the agenc... More
  • REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD TO USCIS: HELP WORKERS BARRED FROM THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF E-VERIFY ERRORS
    May 1, 2012  - Today, thirty-eight members of Congress joined Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard in sending a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the creation of a review process that would enable workers to effectively challenge E-Verify errors. Unfortunatel... More
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