Thread by @AmericasVoice

Happening now! A briefing with @SenatorDurbin on DREAM Act and Immigration Reform. Follow this thread for details. #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@RebeccaShi1985: "Americans are no where near divided on immigration" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@GreisaMartinez : "None of these [immigration] bills come at an exchange for more money for ICE or CBP" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@GreisaMartinez : "We are ready to bring everything we have to deliver" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "It's been 35 years since we have passed an immigration bill... it is long overdue" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "I know we are in a 50-50 senate, even a simple majority is not enough, we need 60 votes to reach the point where we can pass this bill" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin: "We have to have a powerful message on our side as well, that immigration is good for America" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

Roberto Jones, Chancellor of University of U of I Urbana Champaign: "DACA does not cover all dreamers and it doesn't provide the certainty they deserve" #DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

Q by @FWDus: What do you think the timeline is for the dream act ? What can all of us be doing to back you up?

Q by @UFWF : You've committed to legalizing dreamers, would you also commit to providing farmworkers to a path to citizenship?

Q by @ALIANZAAMERICAS : TPS has been one of the main issues we have been leading, can you talk to us about some of the things you are bringing along to successfully pass legalization for TPS recipients?

.@SenatorDurbin :"My friends on the farmworkers, we are counting on you [to bring] Republican support. I think you can become an integral part"

.@SenatorDurbin : "I support the Biden immigration bill in its entirety, but I can't fight 10 Republicans to feel the same"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "The first question was whether my faith takes me to this place, it does. I want to thank the Catholic Bishops for all they have done..... This is a matter of justice"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "I am trying to keep this bill from the most controversial aspects of these issues... There is going to be a lot of controversy [surrounding the southern border]. We have to keep this on the track where we can find those 10 republicans."

#DreamAct #DACA

Gustavo Torres with @CASAforall : "How will democrats deliver relief for the 11 million undocumented? What will you do INSIDE [for the 11 million]? "

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

Daniel Garza with @LIBREinitiative : "What are the specific things you are trying to do to court GOP members?"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

Ere Rendon with @resurrectionproject : "How much of a priority is immigration reform for the democrats?"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "If just faced with [legalizing] the Dream Act, [the GOP] would be for it"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@SenatorDurbin : "Dreamers tell me 'Don't help me if you're not going to help my mom and dad'.... I want to help both. I'm going to keep this issue on the table, I will not walk away from it"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

John Rowe, Exelon Chairman Emeritus, @AmericanBIC: "We believe the 11 million should be legalized, allowed to work, encouraged to pay taxes, and treated with respect like the rest of us"

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@GreisaMartinez : "There are millions that have delivered a clear mandate in November... Immigrant communities deserve every equal opportunity to fight for citizenship."

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@GreisaMartinez : "I am here as the souther baptist minister, a queer woman, undocumented and unafraid. To say without hesitation... that we are undeniable that this is our home, and this is our fight."

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome

.@GreisaMartinez : "We are committed to delivering this protection to the people that we love."

#DreamAct #DACA #WeAreHome