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Illinois congressman vows to push for major immigration reform

160pxluis_gutierrez Many pundits have debated whether or not we will see immigration reform in President Obama’s first term.  It is hard to say but we no doubt will see much politicking for reform in some quarters.  The Dallas Morning News reports that “Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, the House sponsor of a 2007 bill that failed, told a crowd of more than 200 on Capitol Hill that he would work to ensure that Mr. Obama follows through on his campaign promise to sign an immigration overhaul in the first year of his presidency.”

KJ