Immigration

Washington, DC--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Today, Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (NY), president of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), issued the following statement regarding the Senate debate about immigration.

“While the proposed bill in the Senate is a positive first step with many agreeable provisions, there is still much work to be done to ensure that immigrants and their families are treated humanely and fairly. I am particularly concerned about how the bill treats family reunification. Whatever solutions we reach to address concerns about immigration, we must be careful not to disenfranchise families. Sacrificing your loved ones for citizenship, which this bill would demand, is too high of a price to pay for citizenship.”

The NHCSL is the premier national association of Hispanic state legislators working to design and implement policies and procedures that will improve the quality of life for Hispanics throughout the country. NHCSL was founded in 1989 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c) 3 with the mission to be the most effective voice for the more than 300 Hispanic legislators. For more information visit http://www.nhcsl.org.