Protesters from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement interrupted a House Subcommittee on Immigration hearing on asylum fraud today with chants of “Citizenship now! Families Together!”
Video of interruption of the #HJC hearing on asylum fraud. @TGowdySC @RepGoodlatte can you hear us? http://t.co/XAfkime4Mc @Re4mImmigration
— FIRM Action (@FIRM_Action) February 11, 2014
Gowdy has called for the Capitol Police to remove the protestors. #HOJ
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Politico reports that a “new, more aggressive campaign kicks off Tuesday, when these [immigration rights] groups say they will begin confronting Republican lawmakers at public appearances, congressional hearings and events back in home districts.”
Immigration activists say they're tired of being nice, will confront and harass House Republicans. That'll do it. http://t.co/tnFljD8ART
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 11, 2014
@ByronYork When were they nice?
— Kathy Jacobs (@kkeejj) February 11, 2014
@ByronYork The rage of the impotent.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) February 11, 2014
@ByronYork Once that happens, any of the compassion people have felt for their situation will go out the window.
— ConcernedCitizen (@Ubi_est_veritas) February 11, 2014
@ByronYork Why don't we have ICE standing by and when they show up, arrest and deport them?
— Tim Chastain (@TimsunTim) February 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/RalphSchiano/status/433353750736928768
Amy Grenier, an organizer and research assistant at the Immigration Policy Center, live-tweeted the hearing, summarizing comments by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).
Recommended
Goodlatte is speaking, thanks for the removal of protestors. #HOJ #asylum
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Goodlatte says "one would only hope" someone w passion would "stay and listen" to the array of views. #HOJ #asylum
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Goodlatte is talking of a 2009 report on #asylum fraud #HOJ which was on 239 cases. Says the Obama admin refused to make report public.
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Goodlatte says that under this admin, approval rates have skyrocketed. #asylum #HOJ
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/argrenier/status/433260735054233600
Goodlatte assumes that of the 29.484 granted asylum last year, 70% were fraudlent. #HOJ
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Goodlatte says "individuals are showing up in droves" to make #asylum claims and that #asylum officers must say yes to have a career. #HOJ
— Amy R. Grenier (@argrenier) February 11, 2014
Join the conversation as a VIP Member