As far as income tax payments go, sources vary in their accounts, but a range of studies find that immigrants pay between $90 billion and $140 billion in Federal, State, and local taxes. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
According to the study, approximately 16.7 million U.S. workers born in Latin America had a combined gross income of $450 billion last year, of which 93 percent was spent locally. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
As a Democrat from Illinois, as a member of Congress who believes in and admires President Obama, it genuinely pains me to say that… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
On Tuesday 26 July 2011, I was arrested in front of the White House along with a dozen other pro-immigrant advocates and clergy. We… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
It is so difficult to, day in and day out, hear these incredibly painful stories of the destructive nature of our broken immigration system. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
BP should be Banned Permanently because they are too failed to be big. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
We should be clear that we prefer a system that allows people to come to the U.S. with visas, not in the hands of… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
We watched the U.S. citizenship immigration services web site in March. They had six million, two hundred thousand hits, and two million people downloaded… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
I mean, the greatest laugh I always get is, if darkness, right, just overwhelms the Earth one day and Obama had the key to… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
The American people are much more practical than Republican lawmakers on equal pay, on the minimum wage, on same-sex marriage, and on basic civil… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
The immigrant blame game is constant. Cynical politicians believe it drives poll numbers; cynical commentators believe it drives TV ratings. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
