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CHICAGO AND SAN ANTONIO— Today, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the reported death of a three-year-old child on a bus sponsored by the state of Texas that was carrying asylum-seekers from Texas to Chicago:
CHICAGO Y SAN ANTONIO— Hoy, los representantes Joaquín Castro (TX-20) y Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitieron la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la muerte reportada de un niño de tres años en un autobús patrocinado por el estado que transportaba solicitantes de asilo de Texas a Chicago:
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners Tuesday advanced three major new housing developments on the West, North and Southwest Sides, including the first phase of the long- awaited LeClaire redevelopment effort. The other projects are Parkside Phase 5 in the former Cabrini Green area and Ogden Commons Phase A2 in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Together, these projects will add 357 new rental apartments around the city, including 153 apartments for families from CHA’s waitlists, 134 affordable apartments and 70 market-rate apartments.
Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, the Democrat whose 4th District includes North Riverside east of 9th Avenue, took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the afternoon of July 27 to enter into the record his congratulations to North Riverside for reaching the centennial of its incorporation as an Illinois municipality.
His brief floor speech follows:
“I rise to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Village of North Riverside, Illinois.
WASHINGTON DC - Legisladores demócratas, incluido el representante Jesús "Chuy" García, urgieron este miércoles al presidente Joe Biden a otorgar más permisos de trabajo a migrantes indocumentados.
El reclamo de los legisladores se produce en un momento en el que Estados Unidos enfrenta una escasez de trabajadores, especialmente en los sectores de manufactura, transporte, construcción, hospitalidad y cuidados sanitarios.
CHICAGO - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is leading the fight to help migrants get work permits as a way of solving the labor shortage.
"Today we have a very simple message for President Biden: let immigrants work!" Garcia said Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Nanette Barragán, (CA-44) Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Lou Correa (CA-46), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and leaders in the immigration and business community held a press conference at the steps of the U.S. Capitol urging the Biden administration to use existing law to expand parole and work permits to both new migrants and long term contributing immigrant workers.
Fresh off the announcement of a new push to get a Latino candidate slated for the Illinois Supreme Court, U.S. Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Lou Correa (CA-46) and Darren Soto (FL-09) led 35 congressional colleagues in a letter urging the Biden administration to expand parole and work permits to both new migrants and long term contributing immigrant workers. Currently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) faces a significant backlog in processing the application for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), sometimes as long as 15 months.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following statement today on his vote in support of H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation (SGRLAA), the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).