National organizations held a meeting in San Francisco so that we could be a part of the around prop 187 and see some of the and the organizer thing firsthand. So that was a really important part of my the early part of my career. And its coming full circle now today. And of course, the ripples prop 187 have been felt throughout the last 30 years, throughout my entire career. Today we have a really distinguished of panelists who are here to discuss prop 187 and its aftermath. Im going to introduce everybody very briefly here to my left, we have gustavo arellano. Hes columnist at the los angeles times, where he covers politics and issues in Southern California. He previously wrote a column called, ask a mexican, and that is also a book now. Correct. And hes also the author of taco usa how mexican conquered america. Next, we have veronica terriquez. She is a professor in the department of chicano and Central American studies, and she is a director of the Chicano Studies Research center a
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Addressing the backlog of cases. This is about 90 minutes. The subcommittee on immigration and Border Security will come to order. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the executive office for immigration review and now i have recognized myself for an Opening Statement. Today ice hearing focuses on a critical facet of u. S. Immigration policy. The executive office for immigration review or eoir is the linchpin of Immigration Law as it administers among other components the u. S. Immigration courts and the board of immigration appeals. The adjudication and appeals of immigration matters is of critical importance to the Proper Administration of justice in this country and we must ensure that our Immigration Laws are interpreted as congress intended. As a former immigration practitioner who regularly appeared in Immigration Court, i certainly understand and appreciate just how important tts that the courts are administered effectively and in a way that maximizings docket
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Has an amendment on the floor under consideration. Would the gentleman yield . The chair recognizes himself and is happy to yield. Thank you, mr. Chairman. After reviewing the bill, i believe that at least for the foreseeable future the 410,000 plus 10 escalator is probably sufficient. I would like to work with the chairman further on defining that so that the safeguards be in place once this bill becomes law but i would ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. Without objection, it is withdrawn. And let me just say to the gentleman, id be happy to work with him. Its important that purpose of the legislation is to assure that american agriculture has the workers it needs to continue to thrive in the United States and not diminish because they can go elsewhere to find laborers and produce Agricultural Products elsewhere in the world so im happy to work with the gentleman in that regard. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you. Are there further amendments to hr 4902 . I have an amend