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Gerry Connolly's Public Statements on Issue: Immigration

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (VA) - District 11

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03/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Raskin urges congressional leadership to eliminate immigrant restrictions on COVID-19 testing
01/27/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Standing Up for DREAMers
12/20/2019 Letter to the Honorable Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Cárdenas, Correa, Escobar Call for Investigation into Reports of CBP Officials Issuing Fake Court Notices to Asylees
11/21/2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 100+ Democrats Demand Stephen Miller's Immediate Firing
11/20/2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - 80+ Members Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Fee Hikes for Immigrants Applying for Citizenship
11/19/2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Engel Joins House Colleagues in Demanding DHS Stop Fee Increases for Naturalization
09/12/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal
08/30/2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin Demands Answers On Elimination Of Medical Deferred Action
07/31/2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Velázquez, Van-Hollen Want Answers on TPS Immigration Program
07/15/2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gerry Connolly
06/25/2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gerry Connolly
04/05/2019 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Congressman Andy Levin, Bipartisan House Members, Urge DHS and ICE to Halt Mass Deportation of Iraqi Nationals
01/15/2019 Connolly Statement on Federal Ruling Against the Trump Administration's Decision to Add Census Citizenship Question
12/26/2018 MSNBC "Hardball" - Transcript: Interview with Reps. Gerry Connolly and Ryan Costello
12/20/2018 Connolly Joins Beyer and Wittman to Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Employee Pay During Shutdown
12/20/2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - 54 Members of Congress in Urging DHS Secretary Nielsen to End Policy of Deterring Asylum Seekers at U.S. Ports of Entry
12/13/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Coalition Calls on Administration To Reject Renegotiation of Agreement To Allow Deportation of Vietnamese Refugees
12/11/2018 Connolly Calls for House Oversight Hearing on IG Report Finding Trump Administration Spent $14 Million to Hire Two Border Agents
12/04/2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination
10/30/2018 Connolly Sends Constitution to POTUS to Explain Birthright Citizenship
10/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
09/28/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Foster Announces Support for Legislation to Reverse Refugee Restrictions
09/26/2018 Connolly Leads 60 Members in Introducing The Lady Liberty Act
09/18/2018 Connolly Statement on Trump's Decision to Limit Refugee Resettlement in the US

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