http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gutierrez/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:47:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135192/posts Most notable among the petitions for clemency granted during Holder’s tenure is the request from 16 members of a Puerto Rican Marxist terrorist group, the Armed Forces of National Liberation, known by its Spanish acronym FALN, which engaged in a robbery and terror campaign in both the U.S. and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and 1980s. The clemency petition, which was supported by Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-N.Y.), Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) and Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), became the subject of fiery controversy after it was revealed that none of the convicted terrorists had renounced violence and that their victims had not been... CNS NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135192/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:47:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128104/posts U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said today he would like to be named to fill the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The Illinois Democrat said he has talked a few times with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the prospect, and said he and the governor will talk more next week. Under state law, Blagojevich gets to appoint a replacement for Obama. When asked who approached whom about the subject, Gutierrez shrugged and said: "We talked." "My priority isn't being in the House or being in the Senate," Gutierrez said. "My priority is immigration reform. Wherever I... Chicago Breaking News Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128104/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012893/posts ST. ANTHONY, Idaho -- A man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho. The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby. "I wouldn't have believed a 10-year-old could conceive in the first place," Davis said. A hospital spokeswoman would not discuss the condition of the girl or the baby and would not say whether either was still in... KATU Portland http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012893/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 09:05:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942349/posts Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the revised third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) report, which showed that the American economy grew at 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2007, the highest rate of GDP growth in four years: “In the face of real challenges, our resilient economy has now experienced six years of uninterrupted growth. As the holiday shopping season begins, I am pleased with today’s strong GDP report, coupled with the 1.68 million jobs added over the past year and low unemployment. President Bush’s pro-growth policies are moving our economy forward.... http://www.commerce.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942349/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:24:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879620/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing. Two Cabinet secretaries -- Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff and Commerce's Carlos Gutierrez -- said they hoped to have new tools to combat illegal immigration before moving further to cope with the problem. But Congress could not agree on comprehensive legislation. The officials said they'll rely instead on tools already in their arsenal, some of which are already under way, including a plan to administratively sanction employers who hire... cnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879620/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:14:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879524/posts (AP) WASHINGTON -- A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing. Two Cabinet secretaries — Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff and Commerce's Carlos Gutierrez — said they hoped to have new tools to combat illegal immigration before moving further to cope with the problem. But Congress could not agree on comprehensive legislation to attack the problem. The officials said they'll rely instead on tools already in their arsenal, some of which are already under way, including a plan to administratively... WCBSTV.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879524/posts#comment Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:46:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835365/posts WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez issued the following statement on today’s announcement of the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform proposal. “America is a nation of immigrants. Our history, our prosperity and our values have been shaped by immigrants. But our current immigration system does not work. President Bush has long called for an overhaul of the system to protect our borders and promote our prosperity. “This year presents a historic opportunity. Under President Bush’s direction, Secretary Chertoff and I have worked many hours alongside a bipartisan group of Senators and their staffs to craft a comprehensive immigration policy that will fix... Commerce Dept http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835365/posts#comment Thu, 17 May 2007 21:30:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806128/posts Three months into the new Congress, immigration legislation is hitting some unexpected roadblocks. A mix of presidential politics and unforeseen fissures between Democrats and their Republican allies has stalled movement in the Senate. Key lawmakers in both chambers seem to be moving to the right to assuage conservatives who helped derail immigration legislation last year. Now there are doubts as to whether Congress will actually send an immigration bill to President Bush this year. Only a few months ago, Democrats and Republicans alike were predicting that immigration legislation would move relatively smoothly — with bipartisan support — through the new... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806128/posts#comment Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:22:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806039/posts IN 2005, when he was wearing only his senator's hat, Arizona Republican John McCain fearlessly filed a comprehensive immigration bill with Senator Edward Kennedy. But now that he's a presidential candidate wooing conservative voters, McCain appears hesitant to stand next to his liberal colleague from Massachusetts. Now is a good time for the two senators to file an updated immigration bill. The country desperately needs reform. President Bush says he wants it. And Democrats control Congress, creating a political opportunity that didn't exist a year ago. But McCain and Kennedy have failed to reach agreement. Aides say they are arguing... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806039/posts#comment Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804883/posts From the desk of Roy Beck at NumbersUSA: From the desk of Roy Beck at NumbersUSA: This year's official push for nearly open borders in the United States is expected to begin later this morning. Honestly, your collective reaction to the introduction of the Gutierrez/Flake amnesty bill in the U.S. House of Representatives will have great influence on whether national political leaders try to force this through. We need to do this primarily with phones today. We need the phones in all 435 offices of U.S. Representatives to be ringing all day in vehement opposition to what is being proposed... NumbersUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804883/posts#comment Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:43:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804887/posts Plan would grant temporary legal status to millions and offer a path to citizenship.WASHINGTON -- Bipartisan legislation to be unveiled today in the House of Representatives would offer temporary legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants but would require them to leave the country before they could be eligible for permanent residency and U.S. citizenship. The bill by Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is the first major immigration legislation to be introduced in the current session of Congress, as lawmakers address the status of more than 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. A comprehensive Senate immigration... SACBEE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804887/posts#comment Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:46:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804378/posts March 21, 2007 Yesterday, Congressmen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) held a conference call with reporters in which they announced their intention to introduce a "comprehensive immigration reform" bill on Thursday. There were few substantive details released at that time, but sources tell us that at the very least, the bill will contain some sort of amnesty provision for illegal aliens currently in the United States. This morning, CongressDaily reports that Congressmen Flake and Gutierrez, who had been participating in negotiations with Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) about the components of a new immigration bill,... fairus.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804378/posts#comment Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:32:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735692/posts Two Democratic congressmen who could have mounted formidable challenges to longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced Thursday that they will not run for mayor next year because of their party's new found power in Congress. The power shift on Capitol Hill bodes well for both Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Gutierrez. "More than any time since I took my initial oath of office, I am excited, eager, and downright giddy about the prospects in Washington," said Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. "In short, Tuesday's election made for a big night, and a new day." Jackson said... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735692/posts#comment Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653807/posts LANDSTUHL, Germany — Find the missing soldiers and get to them before the worst could happen. That’s what was going through the mind of Spc. Joshua Gutierrez late Friday and early Saturday as he was driving a Bradley fighting vehicle during a mission to locate Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and Army Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore. “They’re soldiers,” said an emotional Gutierrez from a bed in the intensive care unit at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. “Just like me. They’re soldiers. Just like me.” Gutierrez was one of 12 troops wounded in the search for... Stars & Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653807/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:43:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629049/posts ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged tourism industry leaders Monday to help support legislation that eventually would offer citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants. "This is probably the most important domestic issue of our time," Gutierrez told conferees at the Travel Industry Association's annual Pow Wow meeting, a convention where the U.S. travel industry shows off its offerings to international travel buyers. Immigration reform can give the United States a competitive advantage by improving the economic dynamism of the country and providing a work force that can support the pensions of retirees, said Gutierrez, who immigrated with... Herald Today & AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629049/posts#comment Tue, 9 May 2006 06:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1625023/posts Latino Movement USA Led By Marxist - Juan Jose Gutierrez - Key International ANSWER Member May 1, 2006 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - Juan Jose Gutierrez is the director of Latino Movement USA and a member of the steering committee of the Los Angeles branch of International A.N.S.W.E.R, a hard core Marxist organization which was responsible for organizing the huge illegal alien protest in Los Angeles on March 25 and is intimately and inextricably involved in the planning and exectution of similar protests today, appropriately the traditional day to support the "International Workers of the World." Mr. Gutierrez... PipeLineNews.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1625023/posts#comment Tue, 2 May 2006 01:39:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613223/posts By M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News March 17, 2006 WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Tancredo and an Illinois congressman traded charges of racism during a heated confrontation following a televised appearance on immigration reform, their congressional offices confirmed Thursday. Tancredo, R-Colo., is a leading advocate of tougher enforcement of laws affecting illegal immigrants and those who hire them. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., the son of Puerto Rican parents, calls Tancredo's approach an "ugly policy" motivated by racism. On Wednesday, they appeared together on CNBC. But when the cameras stopped rolling, the debate continued with a spat first reported by the Capitol... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613223/posts#comment Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:29:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597666/posts WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Tancredo and an Illinois congressman traded charges of racism during a heated confrontation following a televised appearance Wednesday on immigration reform, both their congressional offices confirmed today. Tancredo and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., are frequent sparring partners on the talk show circuit as Congress works to pass some version of immigration reform. Tancredo is a leading advocate of tougher enforcement against illegal immigrants and people who hire them. Gutierrez, the son of Mexican immigrants, calls Tancredo's approach "ugly policy" motivated by racism. On Wednesday, they appeared together on CNBC, and when the cameras stopped rolling the... rockymountainnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597666/posts#comment Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:12:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1579116/posts 10. “bell hooks” Born Gloria Watkins, spells new name in lower case. Has written, “It is difficult not to hear in standard English always the sound of slaughter and conquest” and “I am writing this essay sitting beside an anonymous white male that I long to murder.” hooks is a distinguished professor of English at City College in New York. 9. Amiri Baraka Born Everett Leroy Jones in 1934, adopted current name after converting to Islam in 1968. Former poet laureate of New Jersey. Has written: “… the white woman understands that only in the rape sequence [by a black... HUMAN EVENTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1579116/posts#comment Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504511/posts Twenty-three Hurricane Rita evacuees died in blaze. The chartered bus that exploded near Dallas last month, killing 23 elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees from a long-term-care facility, had a defective brake, an illegal license plate and a driver -- charged yesterday with negligent homicide -- whose Mexican license wasn't valid in the United States, according to state and federal officials. The operator of the bus, Global Limo Inc., had a low federal driver safety rating. A government investigation after the accident found 168 alleged violations involving the four other buses in Global Limo's fleet, and the federal Department of Transportation has... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504511/posts#comment Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1432773/posts The United States and its North American neighbors say they will set up a trusted traveler scheme for the whole continent by 2008, and will this year develop a plan to respond together to major terror attacks and other incidents. Trusted traveler programs enable people who provide biometric personal data -- like fingerprints or iris scans -- pay a fee and submit to background checks to use special travel lanes at border crossings. The idea is to speed processing for those travelers not thought security risks, and whose identity can be verified biometrically. A Department of Homeland Security statement Monday... World Peace Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1432773/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391108/posts Latin America: The past week's high political turmoil in Ecuador is about more than oil or bananas. It's about a terrifying descent into instability that could hit every country in the hemisphere. The turmoil in the tiny South American country shows no sign of ending. Another president was thrown out — the third in a decade. His successor is widely regarded as an ignorant weakling. And no one thinks he's going to last. After all, Ecuador has had seven presidents since 1995. Maybe that's why Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice turned her attention from a milestone NATO treaty signing in... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391108/posts#comment Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387912/posts The Brazilian government grants the diplomatic asylum to Gutierrez BRASILIA - the Brazilian government "made the decision to grant the diplomatic asylum" to the president relieved of Ecuador, Lucio Gutierrez, announced to Wednesday evening with AFP in Brasilia a spokesman of the Brazilian ministry of the foreign Relations. This same ministry had announced a little earlier than Lucio Gutierrez had taken refuge with the embassy of Brazil with Quito and had required asylum. "To give the political asylum is a regional tradition and is registered in the public international law", had indicated the ministry. It had added that the... AFP via Babelfish translation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387912/posts#comment Thu, 21 Apr 2005 04:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387729/posts Ecuador's controversial leader, Lucio Gutierrez, has been placed under arrest after Congress ousted him, the armed forces withdrew their support and a new president was named. The embattled Mr Gutierrez left the Carondelet presidential palace just as the legislature named Vice President Alfredo Palacio as the new head of state. He travelled by helicopter to Quito's airport, where demonstrators prevented him from leaving the country. He was reportedly heading to Panama, where his wife and two daughters are. From the airport, the helicopter took Mr Gutierrez to a nearby military base, where he is being held. Prosecutor Cecilia de... Agence France-Presse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387729/posts#comment Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387577/posts QUITO, Ecuador, April 20 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Congress voted on Wednesday to fire President Lucio Gutierrez for "abandoning his post" and named Vice President Alfredo Palacio in his place. A total of 60 congressmen from the 100-seat chamber voted to fire Gutierrez, who became the third Ecuadorean president to be toppled amid popular unrest since 1997. The armed forces, traditional arbiters of power in the country, withdrew their support from Gutierrez, said the Joint Chiefs of Staff head Gen. Victor Hugo Rosero. The opposition had denounced Gutierrez as a dictator for stacking the Supreme Court with political allies last... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1387577/posts#comment Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:30:50 GMT