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Congressman Raul Grijalva represents the 7th district of Arizona.
Raul Grijalva
Congressman Raul Grijalva represents the 7th district of Arizona.
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December 10, 2012
Tearing families apart isn't in anyone's interest. We all know that. But according to a recent report by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), more than 46,000 parents of U.S. citizen children were removed from the U.S. between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2011. During the same period, ICE sought orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal in the cases of an additional 39,918 parents of U.S. citizen children. These deportations shatter families and endanger the children left behind. Our immigration laws should not conflict with our moral obligation to protect the rights of children. Who are...
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March 20, 2012
A report released earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that 65,729 Arizona Medicare beneficiaries saved $36,977,657 on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This represents an average savings of $563. The report, available at http://1.usa.gov/wQ9sCk , projects the average person with Medicare will save nearly $4,200 by 2021 because of the new health care law. Overall, 3.6 million Americans with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the law. More than 2 million women saved $1...
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February 12, 2011
When I listened to the testimony yesterday of Ms. Antonia Peña, a domestic worker who volunteers at Casa de Maryland, I heard a story I've heard many times that never fails to affect me. Her friend Maria, who was born in El Salvador and has a two-year-old daughter, was in an abusive relationship. Because of her immigration status, coming forward led to legal retaliation against her. In her case, and in those of countless other women across the country, the law existed not to protect her but to protect her abuser. She was literally trapped in her own family and her own home. The status quo...
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