Immigration
As globalization shrinks our world, establishing a fair system to account for the movement of people across and within our borders becomes increasingly important. Mike supports comprehensive immigration reform that is right, just, and fair for all – working towards concrete and pragmatic solutions for environmentally-sensitive border security. Mike was a strong supporter of the DREAM Act, giving everyone born in the United States an opportunity to attend college or serve in the military. Mike believes we must document the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.
More on Immigration
Nov 20, 2014
Press Release
I applaud President Obama for using his legal authority to improve our broken immigration system and prevent the unnecessary deportation of millions of members of our community. While the president's actions are a crucial step in the right direction, only Congress can provide the permanent solution necessary to fix our broken immigration system, and I will continue to fight for passage of comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
Nov 19, 2014
Press Release
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) joined a Congressional Equality Caucus roundtable discussion with undocumented lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocates to emphasize the importance of including the LGBT immigrant community in the President’s upcoming executive actions on immigration.
Jun 12, 2014
Press Release
“Every day we fail to act is another day that families are needlessly torn apart, entire communities are disrupted and America moves further away from our founding principles of fairness and justice.”
Jun 11, 2014
Press Release
“The government has a moral responsibility to ensure the safety of any person under its charge. For too long we have allowed the pervasive and systematic abuse of detainees held in immigration detention facilities."
May 8, 2014
Press Release
“The government has a moral responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of any person under its charge. Right now, immigration detention standards are loosely enforced across different facilities, often leading to inhumane and prolonged detentions, especially among vulnerable populations. This legislation will develop and enforce consistent standards for the treatment of detainees and provide much needed oversight and transparency of our immigration detention system.”