We are asking President Obama and his administration to honor their promises and stop the raids on workplaces and sites where day laborers are waiting for work in Illinois and to stop the plan to build a privately owned detention facility in Joliet, IL. Stop ICE commitment to keep 90% capacity on a daily basis and push legislation to give permanent legal status to a significant number of estimated 11.1 million undocumented immigrants living in the USA. To help keep families and friends together.

It is unconscionable that the U.S. spends $2 billion a year to lock up immigrants like criminals. Any comprehensive immigration reform should end mandatory detention under INA 236(c) of long-time green card holders with work and families here, drastically reduce detention of all immigrants, and provide appointed counsel to detainees as we do to criminal defendants.

Our nation's future is being crippled by political leaders who could not even raise taxes on income over $1M a year. For the good of our nation, those with allegiance to a no-tax pledge must not be allowed to vote on issues involving taxation, to serve on budget committees, or to take part in negotiations that involve taxes.

Undocumented people, who live in State of California, really need a driver license for the protecting of all Californians. On this way, police officers can identify immediately the record of the driver, if he/she has been under of alcohol situation, to punish those who broke our State Laws. However, I had been affect by this, as my church's friends who give me rides to my house, officers took their cars, as they don't have a California driver license or from other US State. I seem this unfair, as California State Government need and must pass a bill into a law, a driver license for those undocumented people who really need it, who work really hard, go to the church to Praise God, and serve other.

Undocumented people who live in State of California, really need a driver license for the protecting of all Californians. On this way, police officers can identify immedinly the record of the driver, if he/she has been under of alcohol situation, to purich those who broke our State Laws. However, I had been affect by this, as my church's friends who give me rides to my house, officers took their cars, as they don't have a California driver license or from other US State. I seem this unfair, as California State Government need and must pass a bill into a law, a driver license for those undocumented people who really need it, who work really hard, go to the church to Prise God, serve other.

" We need to face the facts, immigrants are humans the same as all of us."

My wife was denied citizenship over an inadvertent mistake that should have been picked up by officials at the polling station in our neighborhood.

A bipartisan group of 8 Senators has just stepped up to create the framework for immigration reform next year and they need to hear from us. We have our work cut out for us -- some of these Senators voted against the DREAM Act. But now all 8 are saying they want to tackle the issue. We’re in a new era and our movement has proven that we have the power to win. The only way to ensure that Congress passes the kind of immigration reform proposal we want is to make our demands known every step of the way. Our bottom line for immigration reform is a roadmap for citizenship for all 11 million immigrants without papers living in the United States who are contributing to our country. Use the form on the left: tell the 'Gang of 8' in the Senate that citizenship is our bottom line.

America is a nation of values founded on the idea that all men and women are created equal. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all people have rights, no matter what they look like or where they came from. So how we treat new American immigrants reflects our commitment to the values that define us as Americans. We believe that families should stick together, that we should look out for each other, and hard work should be rewarded. Everyone agrees that the current patchwork of immigration policies and programs is mismanaged and broken, and it breaks up families. For those currently striving for citizenship, there's often no line to get into for becoming a fully participating American. Aspiring citizens move here for the promise of freedom and opportunity in this country, and we believe that moving to make a better life for your family is one of the best things and one of the hardest things a person can do. That's why all Americans who love this country very much deserve a common sense immigration process, one that includes a clear and uncomplicated roadmap to citizenship for new Americans who aspire to be citizens.

The very founding concepts of this country, and the laws establishing such a system, have been established for a couple centuries, since the beginning, were based upon the right for people to immigrate to this country to pursue happiness, amidst the security of freedom and liberty. The United States was conceived as a haven for those yearning for liberty. At that juncture, the people coming to the USA were viewed as a great and valuable resource! Should we not appreciate many of these immigrants that made this country successful, in so many aspects, by welcoming their brainpower, the might of their ideas and their work towards making a better life for all those in this land? What has happened to this structure and our motto, which were the founding pillars of the United States of America, as the land of opportunity and freedom? The United States is, unquestionably, a nation of immigrants. It is as much our identity as anything else we can name. The value of immigration, in our history, is clear and need not be belabored. What must be asked of our politicians and our voting public is, if we are going to claim we welcome immigrants, why do we make it so difficult for them? The current requirements for immigration are staggering. Most Americans seem to feel any hard-working, law-abiding applicants can become citizens, legally, with a minimum of hassle. This is not the case! We ask all Americans to become educated on these issues. It can require tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees alone and even hundreds of thousands of dollars in investments to become a US Citizen, legally. It can take years. But it’s not the same for all nations. A citizen of the UK, for instance, will have a much easier time than someone from a what the government might consider a “less desirable” country, despite how desirable the individual applicant may be. How “desirable” the government considers an immigrant is heavily steeped in politics and the relationship the US Government has with that particular nation at the time. This is grossly unfair and bigoted treatment of individuals, their destinies determined by politics and not their individual merits.It is staggering what is required and asked of those seeking to be US Citizens. The USA purports to welcome immigrants, yet makes legal immigration extremely difficult. We have out the welcome mat – but won’t open the door. This results in a mixed message of hypocrisy. Either we need to welcome immigrants and help them come here legally, or we need to roll up the welcome mat, land mine all the borders and sell the naming rights of the Statue of Liberty to some banal corporation – she might as well become “One of these Corporation’s Harbor Gal”! If we claim to welcome immigrants, then we must make policies which reflect it. Else we need to change the Statue’s inscription to read, “Keep, ancient lands, your yearning people. I extinguish my lamp and close the door”. Immigration reform, making it easier for immigrants to enter the USA legally, is not only in line with our national identity and the message we claim, but it has positive impacts on illegal immigration. How many people, we must wonder, would come here legally if that choice were open to them?

In 2011, over 46,000 parents of at least one U.S. citizen child were part of massive ICE detentions and deportations. During these sweeps many parents were unable to claim or make arrangements for their children to be returned to them, or to be cared for by close family members. As a result, thousands of children have been scattered throughout the nation’s county foster care system – making separation from their parents' love, permanent.

There are many people who has wrong ID. They do not pay for car or other insurances. This misunderstanding of their legal status, have created a numerous fakes ID, unable to identify the individuals and has given to them a excellent, legal way to get free of their share.