Immigrant sweep was not OK'd
6/25/2004. Press Enterprise
The U.S. Border Patrol didn't have the proper authority to detain 150 undocumented immigrants on the streets of Corona and Ontario earlier this month, a senior Bush administration official told lawmakers Friday. ...

Inland Latinos Alarmed by New Border Patrol Sweeps
6/10/2004. The Los Angeles Times
U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested more than 150 suspected illegal immigrants during a major sweep in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that has caused panic in some heavily Latino neighborhoods....

The Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act of 2004
5/14/2004. IWFR Coalition
The introduction of the SOLVE Act within months of the Freedom Ride is a welcome sign that elected officials are listening to the voices of labor, civil rights and immigrant rights groups, clergy, students and others who have called for comprehensive immigration reform for many years. The IWFR Coalition will work with our partners and with others to turn the SOLVE Act into the law of the land....

Statement by Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of SEIU, on Democratic Comprehensive Immigration Reform
5/4/2004. SEIU
"This bill is a comprehensive and balanced solution to begin to fix our broken system and strengthen our economy, because it allows hard-working, tax-paying immigrants to become both a legitimate part of our economy and full participants in our democracy."...

NCLR APPLAUDS INTRODUCTION OF COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL
5/4/2004. NCLR
Raul Yzaguirre, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest constituency-based national Hispanic civil rights organization in the U.S., made the following statement about the introduction of the �The Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement (SOLVE) Act of 2004� introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ):...

NAPALC Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
5/4/2004. NAPALC
The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium and its affiliates, the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, thank Sen. Kennedy and Reps. Menendez and Gutierrez for introducing this important legislation. "The SOLVE Act is the most comprehensive of the various immigration reform proposals introduced to date," stated Karen K. Narasaki, President and Executive Director of NAPALC....

MALDEF Applauds Introduction Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
5/4/2004. MALDEF
MALDEF joins hundreds of organizations across the country, in a broad-based coalition, to support the Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act of 2004 (�SOLVE Act�) and urge Congress to pass it. ...

AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney at Press Conference on Democratic Immigration Reform
5/4/2004.
The 13 million working women and men in the AFL-CIO are giving their support to the immigration reform legislation Senator Kennedy and the House Democratic Caucus are offering today. The legislation represents the best opportunity we have to restart efforts to secure meaningful immigration reform that protects the interests of all workers, immigrants and U.S. workers alike....

Sen. Kennedy's Statement on the SOLVE Act of 2004
5/4/2004.
Much of the nation's economy today depends on the hard work and the many contributions of immigrants. Many industries depend heavily on immigrant labor. These workers enrich our nation and improve the quality of our lives. Yet millions of today's workers are undocumented. These workers and their families often live in constant fear of deportation, as easy targets of abuse by unscrupulous employers and by criminals. Others risk great danger and even death, to cross our borders. ...

Soon to be Introduced Civil Liberties Restoration Act
5/4/2004. National Immigration Forum
Later this year, a bill known as the Civil Liberties Restoration Act (CLRA) will be introduced by Congress. The CLRA, if enacted, would protect against a repeat of these and other abuses. The CLRA would also repeal certain sections of the Patriot Act that violate the Bill of Rights. ...